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THE  LS3RARY  OFiHE 


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JUN  2 1 1938 

UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 

CITY  •  OF  •  ROME. 


September,  1  888. 


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REPORT  AND  MANUAL 


OF  THE 


THE  LS3RARY  OF  THE 

JUN211938 

UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


OF  THE 

City  of  Rome,  N.  Y. 


SEPTEMBER,  1888. 


ROME,  N.  Y.: 

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C.  SHERMAN  SMITH,  -  -  Term  Expires  October,  1888. 

WM.  R.  HUNTINGTON, 

JEROME  GRAVES,  -  -  -  “  “  “  1889, 

E.  STUART  WILLIAMS, 

R.  E.  SUTTON,  M.  D.,  -  “  “  “  1890. 

T.  M.  FLANDRAU,  M.  D.,  - 


OFFICERS. 

R.  E.  SUTTON,  -  -  President,  and  Treasurer  ex-officio. 

E.  STUART  WILLIAMS,  -----  Clerk, 
M.  J  MICHAEL,  -  -  Superintendent  and  Librarian. 


Standing  Committees. 


I 


FINANCE  AND  REPORTS. 

WM.  R,  HUNTINGTON,  JEROME  GRAVES 

LIBRARY  AND  SCHOOL  APPARATUS. 

E.  STUART  WILLIAMS,  R.  E.  SUTTON 

EXAMINATION  AND  EMPLOYMENT.  OF  TEACHERS. 

T.  M.  FLANDRAU,  C.  SHERMAN  SMITH. 

LOTS,  BUILDINGS  AND  SUPPLIES. 

0.  SHERMAN  SMITH,  T.  M.  FLANDRAU. 

TEXT  BOOKS  AND  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

E.  STUART  WILLIAMS,  R.  E.  SUTTON. 

dtsclipiNe  and  visiting  schools. 

JEROME  GRAVES,  WM.  R.  HUNTINGTON, 


List  of  Teachers  Appointed  for  the  Year 
18  8  8-9. 


ACADEMY. 

SALARY. 

Principal,  Myron  T.  Scudder,  A.  M .  $1,200  00 

Mary  L.  Bissell .  600  00 

Jane  S.  Higham,  A.  M .  500  00 

Alice  T.  Armstrong .  500  00 

Mary  E.  Beach .  500  00 

E.  Helen  Hannahs .  500  00 

LIBERTY  STREET  SCHOOL. 

Principal,  R.  H.  Barringer .  1,000  00 

M.  Delle  Turtelot .  400  00 

Sarah  M.  Taft .  450  00 

Ella  Yan  Dresar .  400  00 

Marion  Gregg .  375  00 

Maria  L.  Bradt .  325  00 

Kittie  A.  Martin .  300  00 

Elizabeth  E.  Higham .  275  00 

THOMAS  STREET  SCHOOL. 

Principal,  Mary  L.  Buck . .  500  00 

Anna  M.  Freer .  400  00 

Mary  E.  Fowler .  400  00 

M.  Edith  Walker .  300  00 

Elizabeth  C.  McGinnis .  275  00 


List  of  Teachers. 


.1  AY  STREET  SCHOOL. 

Principal,  Sarah  E.  Parry .  500  00 

Mary  Cummings .  400  00 

Minnie  France .  375  00 

Georgianna  Huntington .  300  00 

Susie  E.  Beal .  300  00 

•JAMES  STREET  SCHOOL. 

Principal,  Mary  E.  Dean .  500  00 

Georgianna  Wheeler .  400  00 

Emily  J.  Kimball .  400  00 

Kittie  Courtney .  275  00 

Hattie  May  Fox .  .  275  00 

EAST  ROME  SCHOOL. 

Principal,  John  G.  Hough .  400  00 

Minnie  F.  Wood .  400  00 

SOUTH  JAMES  STREET  SCHOOL. 

Principal,  Francis  G .  Henderson .  450  00 

Hattie  L.  Rowley .  300  00 

WEST  ROME  SCHOOL. 

Principal,  Mary  E.  Deitrich .  375  00 

TEACHER  OF  DRAWING  AND  WRITING. 

Emma  Sabine . 550  00 

TEACHER  OF  VOCAL  MUSIC. 

Byron  Rice .  500  00 

ACADEMY  PRIMARY  DEPARTMENT. 

Principal,  Minnie  E.  Grosvenor .  350  00 


Annual  Report 

OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 

OF  THE 

CITY  OF  ROME,  N.  Y. 


To  the  Mayor  and  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Rome ,  N.  Y. : 

Gentlemen — At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the 
city  of  Rome  on  the  29th  day  of  June,  1888,  the  following  re¬ 
port  of  the  Committee  on  Finance  was  approved  and  ordered 
transmitted  to  the  Common  Council,  as  the  report  of  the 
Board  of  Education  for  the  year  ending  July  1,  1888. 

Very  respectfully, 

E.  STUART  WILLIAMS,  Clerk. 

To  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  City  of  Rome  : 

Gentlemen — We  respectfully  submit  the  following  as  the  re¬ 
port  of  the  Committee  on  Finance  for  the  year  ending  July 


1,  1888: 

RECEIPTS. 

Cash  on  hand  at  last  report  _ _ $  1,041  70 

Public  money _  _ l  _ _  7,030  28 

Literature  fund _  928  79 

Teachers’  class _  260  00 

Tuition _  481  98 

Rejected  taxes _  3  23 

Interest  on  deposits _ _  _  33  40 

Sale  of  old  furnaces,  stone  and  out  building  at 

Jay  street _ _  58  00 

From  tax  levy _ _  .  .  _  16,360  89 


$26,198  27 


10 


Board  'of  Education. 


DISBURSEMENTS. 


Teachers’  salaries _ $16,153 

Superintendent’s  salary _  1,600 

Janitors’ wages  and  school  carpenter  1 _  1.279 

Fuel _ . _  996 

Permanent  improvements _  2,005 

School  supplies _ _ ,, _  199 

Printing _  166 

Building  lots _ . _  747 

Stoves  and  furnaces.  _  _ _  190 

Library  and  apparatus _  228 

Insurance _  50 

Miscellaneous _ . .  535 

Returned  taxes _  24 

Interest  on  loans _  50 


Total  receipts _  _ $26,198  27 

Total  disbursements _  24,226  34 

Balance  in  treasury _ 


3c 

00 

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01 

12 

34 

95 

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47 

15 

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23 

87 

73 


$24,226  34 

$  1,971  93 


TEACHERS.  $26,198  27 

B.  W.  Sherwood _ $  1,400  00 

Mary  L.  BisSell _  600  00 

S.  Jane  Higham _  500  00 

Alice  T.  Armstrong _ 500  00 

Mary  E.  Beach _  500  00 

E.  Helen  Hannahs _  425  00 

R.  H.  Barringer _ 1,000  00 

Delle  M.  Turtelot _  375  00 

Sarah  M.  Taft _  425  00 

Nellie  Gaylord _  150  00 

Maria  L.Bradt _  325  00 

Edith  M.  Walker _  297  00 

Ella  Yan  Dresar _  375  00 

Kittie  A.  Martin _  300  00 

Sarah  E  Parry _  475  00 

Minnie  France _  343  75 

Mary  Cummings _  375  00 

Susie  E.  Beal.. _  280  00 

Georgianna  Huntington _  280  00 

Emma  Sabine _ 550  00 

Leroy  B.  Williams _ 400  00 

Minnie  F.  Wood _ .  _  375  00 


Finance  Report. 


11 


Mary  L.  Buck _ $  475  00 

Anna  M.  Freer _  375  00 

Mary  E.  Fowler _  375  00 

Elizabeth  0.  McGinnis _  218  75 

Marion  Gregg _ _ _  330  00 

Mary  E.  Dean _ 475  00 

Georgianna  Wheeler _  375  00 

Emily  J.  Kimball _  296  25 

Kittie  Courtney _  250  00 

Hattie  May  Fox _  230  00 

Frances  G.  Henderson _  425  00 

Hattie  L.  Rowley _  300  00 

Mary  E.  Dietrich _  332  50 

Sara  A.  Beers _  375  00 

Byron  Rice.  _  _ 500  00 

Jessie  Stewart,  supply _ _  46  88 

Elizabeth  E.  Higham _  193  00 

Nelson  B.  Chester,  supply _  75  00 

Susie  S.  Collins,  temporary  teacher _  104  00 

Minnie  Grosvenor,  supply _  91  75 

Annie  R.  Bielby  “  8  75 

Belle  Failing  “  8  75 

Belle  Williams,  “  _  42  00 


SUPERINTENDENT. 

M.  J.  Michael _ $  1,600  00 


JANITORS. 

Obacliali  Yates,  academy  and  Jay  street  school.  $  349  00 


Mrs.  O.  Yates,  Thomas  street  school _  130  00 

Mrs.  Sarah  Elirhart,  Liberty  street  school _  240  00 

Mrs.  Barbara  Shaller,  James  and  South  James 

street  school _  200  00 

Mrs.  Ellen  Bush,  East  Rome  school _  100  00 

Delilah  Morrell,  West  Rome  school _  60  00 


SCHOOL  CARPENTER. 

O.  Yates,  general  repairs  in  all  school  buildings. $  200  00 

SCHOOL  SUPPLIES. 

D.  Appleton  A  Co.,  reading  charts  and  holders 


for  same _  _  _ _ $  28  00 

R.  E.  Sutton,  physiological  manikin _  15  00 

S.  S.  T.  Smith,  brooms _  ...  12  30 


$16,153  38 


$1,600  00 


$  1,079  00 
$  200  00 


12 


Board  of  Education. 


J.  D.  Ely  &  Co.,  coal  scuttles,  drinking  cups  and 

basins _  _  _ $  6  48 

Graves  &  Reifert,  chemicals  and  paints _  7  05 

F.  J.  Hager,  ink  powder,  glass,  etc _  6  28 

J.  W.  Schermerhorn  A  Co.,  kindergarten  ma¬ 
terial  _  9  16 

J.  C.  Smith,  door  mats,  ribbon  for  diplomas _  2  20 

Charles  Tuttle,  stationery  and  black-board  erasers  15  72 

Prang  Educational  Co.,  drawing  models _ ...  22  50 

Wilson  A  Greenfield,  stationery  and  window 

shades _ 19  05 

C.  W.  Bardeen,  class  books _  4^05 

Ellen  Bush,  window  brush _  1  00 

J.  G.  Bissell  A  Co.,  chemicals _  1  41 

Cleveland  Printing  and  Publishing  Company,  50 

diplomas _ 14  50 

Jones  &  Armstrong,  drawing  pencils,  books  and 

stationery _  67  64 


BUILDINGS  AND  LOTS. 

Geo.  Waghorn,  carting  dirt  for  filling  Jay  st.  lot  _  $  21  60 

J.  E.  Snyder,  repairing  slate  roof,  Jay  st.  building  7  22 

Hilts  A  Martin,  carpenter  work  and  material _  180  42 

Byam  A  McDaniels,  mason  work  and  material--  48  99 

W.  Frisbic,  sand  for  Jay  street  building _ _  5  00 

George  .leal,  painting,  kalsomining  and  material.  476  95 

Thomas  A  Gerwig,  carpenter  work  and  material.  12  16 


FUEL. 

John  Baynes _  .  $  114  75 

George  Tyler _  42  87 

T.  W.  Edwards _ _  158  00 

Owens,  Day  &  Co _  540  64 

Geo.  W.  Kinney  &  Sons _  144  75 


PERM  AN  ENT  IMPRO  VE  MEN  TS . 

Smead  A  Northcott,  heater  and  dry  closets  for 
Jay  street  school  building  and  ventilating 

same  as  per  contract _ •$  1,800  00 

J.  1).  Ely  &  Co.,  tinning  roof  of  James  st.  build’g  179  20 
Parry  A  Jones,  building  vault  at  South  James 

street  school _  28  92 

A.  H.  Andrews.  A  Co,  school  desk  _  2  00 


$ 


♦ 


•I 


199*84 


747  04 


996  01 


.$  2,005  12 


Finance  Report.  13 

PRINTING. 

By  am  <fc  Briggs,  advertising,  printing  reports  and 

examination  questions _  $  24  50 

Beers  &  Kessinger,  advertising,  printing  reports 

and  order-books _  49  00 

J.  J.  Guernsey,  advertising,  printing  reports  and 

examination  questions _  01  45 

City  of  Romo,  printing  reports  _  32  00 

-  $  100  95 

INSURANCE. 

G.  W.  G.  Kinney _ — - $  50  00 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

J.  C.  Wylie,  one  barrel  salt _ _ _ $  1  00 

Geo.  Cavanaugh,  cleaning,  vault  at  West  Rome.  1  00 

S.  Adams  &  Son,  kettle  for  heating  water _  5  50 

Mrs.  Nettie  Banks,  cleaning  Jay  st.  school  house  5  50 

Mrs  Belle  Buckley,  cleaning  Jay  st.  school  house  4  50 

Mrs.  Sarah  Havens,  cleaning  Jay  st.  school  house  4  00 

Mrs.  Mary  Humphrey,  cleaning  Jay  st.  school 

house _  1  00 

Blanche  Buckley,  cleaning  Jay  st.  school  house.  7  50 

Coonrad  Slialler,  filling  wood  and  cleaning  gutters  19  00 

Henry  Near,  drawing  cinders _  1  00 

N.  H.  Shook,  filling  wood _ : _  2  25 

Abram  Yates,  grading  Jay  street  lot  and  other 

labor _  07  77 

Charles  Jackson,  plumbing  and  material _  12  55 

Delle  M.  Armstrong,  guardian,  for  office  rent _  60  00 

J.  M.  Orton  and  Sons,  kinder-garten  chairs,  re¬ 
pairs  and  rent  of  chairs _  31  75 

T.  L.  Holley,  rent  of  store  for  school  election _  10  00 

G.  Y.  Selden,  lumber _  43  20 

H.  O.  Tooker,  repairing  locks,  making  keys _  5  95 

Wm.  Besley,  repairing  clocks _  6  00 

W.  W.  Parry,  cement _  8  65 

John  Townsend,  hardware,  nails,  screws,  etc _  23  28 

J.  Graves  &  Co.,  freight  and  cartage _  52 

T.  J.  Powell,  carting  rubbish,  ashes,  etc _  32  75 

A.  H.  Golly,  one-half  bbl.  salt _  50 

Chas.  Carmichael,  clerk  at  school  election _  3  00 

H.  L.  Stillman,  clerk  at  school  election _  3  00 

Philip  Ehrliart,  cleaning  gutters _  1  50 


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Board  of  Education. 


Obadiali  Yates,  oil,  and  paying  bill  for  labor _ $  6  25 

John  Doyle,  labor _  4  50 

A.  Freson,  labor _  4  50 

George  A.  Harrington,  repairing  clocks.  _  3  00 

George  Heburn,  labor _  6  25 

Rome  Gas  Light  Company _  7  00 

L.  E.  Morgan,  labor _  1  25 

A.  W.  Honsinger,  making  iron  rod _  1  25 

Geo.  C.  Schillner,  surveying  Jay  street  lot _  3  50 

M.  J.  Michael,  postage  and  paying  bills  per 

vouchers _  13  71 

M.  M.  Davis,  repairing  clock _  1  00 

E.  J.  Matson,  rent  of  opera  house  for  closing  ex¬ 
ercises  _  35  00 

W.  S.  Sink,  labor _  1  50 

George  Payne,  repairing  pump _  4  60 

Koehl  &  Perkins,  music  for  closing  exercises  for 

academy _  33  30 

Mitchell  &  Yordon,  rent  of  organ  for  Jay  street 

school _  10  00 

Theo.  Mengel,  tuning  and  repairing  organs  and 

piano _  . .  _  36  00 

-  |  535  28 

LIBRARY  AND  APPARATUS. 

E.  S.  Ritchie  &  Sons,  philosophical  apparatus _  4  10 

Wilson  &  Greenfield,  books  for  library _  8  05 

W.  A.  Olmstead,  50  wall  maps _  200  00 

Simon  &  Barnum,  rebinding  41  vols.  library  books  16  00 

-  $  228  15 

STOVES  AND  FURNACES. 

N.  F.  Parks,  repairing  and  cleaning _  19  55 

F. W.  Clark,  1  new  furnace,  repairing  and  cleaning  82  82 

J.  D.  Elv  &  Co.,  new  stove,  repairing  and  cleaning  88  10 

-  |  190  47 

WM.  R.  HUNTINGTON, 

Chairman  of  Committee  on  Finance. 


Superintendent’s  Report. 


T )  the  Board  of  Education : 

Gentlemen  :  I  herewith  submit  my  annual  report  of  the 
schools  of  Rome,  for  thayear  ending  July  1,  1888. 

The  total  number  of  children  registered  was  -  1,957 

The  average  registration  of  children  was  -  -  -  1,517 

The  average  daily  attendance  was  ...  1,274 

This  shows  an  increase  over  last  year’s  record  of  39  in 
registration,  and  68  in  average  daily  attendance. 

The  average  daily  attendance  for  each  of  the  35  class 
teachers  was  36.4,  and  the  average  registration  for  each  was 
43.3,  with  an  average  total  registration  of  56  for  each  teacher. 

From  September  5,  18^7,  to  June  22,  1888,  the  schools 
were  in  session  188  days.  Thirty-seven  teachers  have  been 
continuously  employed,  while  eight  temporary  teachers  from 
time  to  time  rendered  good  service,  when  called  to  take  the 
place  of  a  sick  teacher,  or  to  help  in  crowded  departments. 
During  the  year  I  have  made  242  official  visits  to  the  several 
schools. 

The  cost  of  instruction  and  supervision  per  pupil 
registered  was  -  -  -  -  $907 

Cost  per  pupil  for  all  other  ordinary  expenses  was  -  2  27 

The  average  cost  per  pupil  was  -  -  11  34 


16 


Superintendent’s  Report. 


The  following  comparative  table  maybe  of  interest,  showing 
as  it  does  the  standing  of  Rome  in  several  particulars  as  com¬ 
pared  with  other  cities  and  large  villages. 


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Auburn _  21,924 

Binghamton  _  17,317 

Dunkirk _  7,248 

Hudson _  8,670 

Schenectady  -  13,655 

Ithaca _  9,105 

Newburg _  18,049 

Watertown.  .  10,697 

Rome _  12,194 


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2,988 

95 

6,939 

3,044 

82 

3,040 

1,270 

40 

3,700 

853 

24 

5,100 

1,608 

45 

2,721 

1,289 

34 

2,775 

2,318 

59 

3,338 

1,265 

49 

2,840 

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1,274 

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15,169  93 

25,664.92 

9,890.09 

17.914  29 

21,941.43 

27,745  53 

14,339.00 

21,307  60 

31,313.00 

48,548.19 

19,932  00 

28,354  37 

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(1888) 

16,153.38 

22,221  00 

The  following  tables  show  the  average  registration  and  aver¬ 
age  daily  attendance  in  every  department  of  the  several  schools 
for  each  month  and  for  the  school  year. 


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Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Academy . 

106 

122 

112 

124 

113 

144 

125 

143 

134 

142 

130 

140 

123 

137 

108 

1 118 

I  107  114 

106 

114 

112 

130 

117 

160 

Liberty  Street  School 

440 

371 

301 

396 

348 

398 

359 

1  367 

325 

388 

326 

384 

321 

336 

293 

372 

j  319  384 

313 

383 

315 

378 

323 

481 

Primary  Department-  - 

123 

84 

114 

104 

129 

107 

115 

102 

126 

98 

127 

92 

101 

88 

135 

I  109  148 

108 

148 

104 

1  127 

100 

Intermediate  Department  - 

75 

62 

92 

73 

94 

75 

83 

71 

88 

74 

86 

77 

79 

69 

87 

72  1  86 

78 

86 

j  73 

88 

72 1 

Grammar  School  Department  - 

76 

72 

90 

79 

90 

83 

.  89 

78 

90 

77 

88 

78 

81 

74 

85 

78;  j  84 

!  73 

84 

77 

85 

77 

Advanced  School  Department  - 

97 

83 

100 

92 

105 

94 

80 

74 

84 

77 

83 

74 

75 

63, 

65, 

60  66 

59 

65 

61 

82 

74 

Thomas  Street  School  - 

256 

255 

220 

271 

238 

281 

250 

279 

239 

282 

245 

284: 

224 

277 

221 

270 

219  276 

1  210 

276 

209 

275 

225 

318 

Primary  Department 

78 

69 

89 

77 

98 

87 

97 

83 

102 

86 

102 

75 

102 

71 

101 

80  I  104 

76 

104 

80 

98 

78 

Intermediate  Department  - 

59 

52 

62 

54 

61 

53 

60 

53 

60 

52 

60 

48 

60 

50 

57 

45  54 

46 

53, 

45 

59 

50 

Grammar  School  Department  - 

118 

99 

120 

107 

122 

110 

122 

103 

120 

107 

120 

101 1 

115 

100 

1  112 

94  118 

88 

1  119 

84 

119 

99 

Jay  Street  School  - 

256 

21  ! 

172 

218 

197 

220 

195 

223 

201 

232 

196 

239 

188 

229 

179! 

243| 

210!  247 

203 

248 

2ls 

231 

196 

294 

Primary  Department 

86 

68 

91 

81 

;  91 

78 

!  91 

80 

91 

72 

97 

691 

90 

70 

104 

88  lit) 

83 

no 

95 

96 

78 

Intermediate  Department  - 

50 

43 

52 

49 

53 

48 

52 

47 

58 

53 

58 

146 

58 

44 

59 

52  60 

52 

60 

49 

61 

48 

Grammar  School  Department  - 

75 

61 

75 

67 

76 

69 

!  80 

74 

83 

71 

84 

■78 

81 

65 

80 

70  77 

68 

78 

76 

79 

69 

James  Street  School  - 

266 

227 

180 

244 

204 

248 

216 

1  242 

210 

228 

194 

226 

190 

219 

190 

255 

202  1  253 

203 

243 

203 

238 

199 

322 

Primary  Department 

I  128 

98 

133 

119 

136 

118 

!  132 

114 

128 

107 

,  124 

102 

119 

101 

155 

125  162 

133 

152 

124 

137 

114! 

Intermediate  Department  - 

41 

32 

52 

33 

51 

42 

48 

43 

46 

37 

1  50 

41 

1  47 

42 

50 

38  45 

84 

10 

39 

47 

38 

Grammar  School  Department  - 

!  60 

50 

59 

52 

i  61 

56 

!  62 

53 

54 

50 

52 

47 

53 

47 

50 

39  46 

36 

4*1 

40 

54 

52 

East  Home  School  -  -  -  - 

142 

,  130 

99 

134 

101 

130 

110 

119 

103 

122 

1  102 

121 

95 

112 

92 

!  123 

101  131 

94 

109 

93 

123 

98 

182 

Primary  Department 

52 

41 

55 

40 

50 

43 

46 

39 

46 

1  36 

48 

35 

45 

34 

61 

50  69 

60 

56! 

48 

52 

41 

Intermediate  Department  - 

1  35 

27 

I  36 

30 

37 

32 

35 

29 

35 

31 

j  33 

28 

32 

28 

!  27 

23  28 

20 

23 

20 

32 

26 

Grammar  School  Department  - 

:  431 

30 

1  43 

31 

43 

35 

38 

35 

1  41 

35 

42 

32 

!  35 

30 

1  35 

28  34 

24 

30 

25 

38 

30 

South  James  St.  Primary  School 

110 

;  71 

59 

71 

64 

74 

67 

!  76 

68 

78 

64 

78 

69 

75 

61 

I  67 

62  67 

61 

69 

57 

73 

63 

81 

Primary  at  Academy  - 

60 

37 

*■ 

1  41 

32 

37 

33 

37 

31 

38 

27 

i  39 

28 

37 

22 

41 

31  41 

31 

42 

39 

39 

30 

67 

West  Rome  School  - 

70 

1  27 

1  21 

31 

20' 

32 

24 

31 

26 

31 

26 

31 

21 

■  27 

21 

31 

25  31 

22 

80 

‘  22 

30 

23 

52 

Primary  Department  - 

14 

io 

17 

9 

13 

10 

11 

9 

9 

7 

9 

5 

9 

6 

19 

15  20 

14 

19 

; 

14 

10 

Intermediate  Department  - 

6 

5 

7 

6 

9 

6 

10 

7, 

io 

8 

10 

6 

7 

A 

6 

5  6 

1 

6 

5 

7 

6 

Grammar  School  Department  - 

7 

6 

7 

5 

10 

8 

10 

I  10: 

!2 

11 

12 

10 

11 

1  10 

6 

5  5 

4 

5 

5 

8 

7 

Totals 

1796 

1451 

1200 

1530  1317 

1564 

1379 

1517 

1337 

j  1541 

1310 

1542  1259 

1449  1187 

1520  1276  1544  1243 

15141259 

1517 

1274 

1957 

Principal’s  Report. 


The  following  report  from  Principal  Sherwood  shows  the 
progress  made  at  the  academy  during  the  year  : 

Superintendent  of  Schools,  M.  J.  Michael: 

Dear  Sir: — The  courses  of  study  recently  adopted  by  the 
Board  of  Education  represent  the  organization  of  the  classes 
and  the  work  attempted  during  the  year  just  ended. 

The  changes  mentioned  in  my  last  report  compelled  us  to 
anticipate,  somewhat,  this  action  of  the  Board,  but  also  gave 
the  Commissioners  an  opportunity  to  test  their  practicality  be¬ 
fore  adopting  them. 

The  class  just  graduaied  was  the  last  one  to  complete  its 
course  in  three  years. 

The  class  of  1889  has  already  done  three  years’  work  at  the 
Academy.  During  this  time  they  have  stud  ed  but  few  sub¬ 
jects  more  than  were  formerly  taken  in  the  first  two  years. 
Thus  they  have  been  able  to  do  much  more  satisfactory  work. 
This  is  evident  from  the  fact  that  two  of  the  class  have  already 
earned  Regents’  diplomas,  while  one  lacks  only  one.  and  the 
majority  only  four  examinations  each. 

Were  the  Regents’  diploma  the  only  requirement  for  gradua¬ 
tion,  they  would  have  little  to  do  during  the  remaining  year  of 
their  course. 

The  class  of  1890  has  also  had  the  benefit  of  these  changes 
Their  improvement  in  algebra  and  the  art  of  expression  has 
been  especially  noticeable,  and  is  due  to  the  fact  that  they 
h.qve  not  been  hurried  over  the  work,  but  have  beeen  led  care¬ 
fully  and  diligently.  Members  of  this  class  not  holding  the 
intermediate  certificate  are  now  the  exceptions,  whereas  iliose 
who  earned  them  during  their  C  year  used  to  be  the  exceptions. 


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Superintendent’s  Report. 


In  making  promotions,  their  daily  recitation  record  has  been 
considered  as  well  as  their  examination  standing. 

The  additional  time  allowed  for  many  studies  has  enabled 
us- to  give  each  class  ample  preparation  before  the  time  of 
entering  the  Regents'  examination  in  that  subject.  This  year 
it  was  found  impracticable  to  give  more  than  one  term  each  to 
physical  geography  and  higher  algebra,  and  we  allowed  members 
of  these  classes  only  to  enter  the  examinations  without  having 
considered  all  the  topics,  assigned  by  the  Regents,  in  these 
studies. 

The  Regents’  examinations  now  hold  almost  undisputed 
sway  throughout  the  state,  as  the  best  standard  of  scholarship, 
and  our  students  have  been  taught  so  to  regard  them.  Yet, 
they  have  been  taught,  also,  that  it  was  their  duty  to  do 
thorough  class  room  work,  and  that  then  the  examinations 
would  take  care  of  themselves. 

Mere  cramming  for  the  examination  has  been  earnestly  dis¬ 
couraged.  The  tables  given  below,  then,  we  believe,  give  as 
accurate  a  statement  as  possible  of  the  work  done  in  the  re¬ 
spective  classes. 

The  rhetorical  exercises  before  all  the  students  were  con¬ 
ducted  in  the  same  manner  as  indicated  in  my  last  report. 
The  following  were  the  subjects  of  the  exercises:  Tne  history 
of  the  Mohawk  Valley,  Washington  Irving,  Yew  England 
in  Colonial  Times,  James  Russell  Lowell,  London,  Charles 
Dickens,  Edinburgh,  Sir  Walter  Scott,  and  Paris.  The  work 
showed  a  marked  improvement  over  the  previous  year. 

The  careful  grading  of  the  students  into  A,  B,  C  and  D 
classes  has  been  completed ;  the  new  courses  of  study  have 
been  put  into  careful  operation  and  the  students,  almost  with¬ 
out  exception,  have  done  conscientious  and  intelligent  work. 
They  have  been  led  largely  to  govern  themselves  and  in  only 
a  few  instances  have  they  misused  their  privileges.  Teachers 
and  students  have  been  brought  nearer  together  and  thus  the 
latter  have  been  benefited  more  than  would  have  been  possible 
under  other  circumstances. 


Superintendent’s  Report. 


21 


The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  Regents’  examinations 
during  the  year: 


Algebra  (through  graduates), 
American  History, 

Physical  Geography, 

Physiology,  - 

Rhetoric,  - 
Plane  Geometr}^ 

Book-Keeping, 

Civil  Government, 

English  Literature, 

History  of  England, 

History  of  Greese,  - 
History  of  Rome, 

Political  Economy, 

Algebra  (higher), 

Astronomy,  -  -  -  - 

Botany,  - 

Chemistry,  - 

Drawing,  - 

Physics  (elementary), 

Physics  (advanced), 

Zoology, 

Caesar’s  Commentaries  (books  I-IV),  - 
Sallust’s  Catiline, 

Virgil’s  Eclogues, 

Cicero’s  Orations  (6),- 
Greek  Composition,  - 
French  Translation, 

German  Translation, 


Academy 

No. 

Entered. 

No. 

Passed. 

i  -  Outsiders 
also 
Passed. 

29 

26 

1 

53 

37  , 

3 

25 

17 

3 

44 

38 

9 

18 

18 

2 

16 

14 

0 

1 

1  .. 

2  . 

43 

41 

0 

10 

10 

0 

11 

10 

0 

29 

29 

0 

7 

7 

0 

6 

6 

0 

12 

4 

0 

12 

12 

0 

5 

4 

•  1 

11 

11 

0 

6 

3 

0 

19 

16 

0 

4 

4 

0 

7 

2 

0 

22 

22 

0 

2 

2 

0 

10 

9 

0 

2 

2 

0 

1 

1 

0 

6 

6 

0 

8 

7 

0 

22 


SllPftRLNTENDENT’S  REPORT. 


It  may  be  interesting  to  compare  the  number  of  Regents’ 
certificates  and  diplomas  with  the  number  of  academic  students 
and  the  graduates  of  each. 


Year  ol 
1888-3. 

Year  oi 
1883-4. 

Year  of 
1884-5. 

Year  ol 
1885-6. 

Year  ol 
1886-7. 

Year  ol 
1887  8. 

Academic  scholars  in  attendance, 

97 

94 

101 

109 

127 

119 

Preliminary  certificates  received,  - 

24 

46 

42 

61 

59 

68 

Intermediate  certificates  received,  -  - 

6 

13 

20 

24 

16 

37 

Academic  diplomas  received,  -  -  - 

0 

8 

10 

14 

13 

14 

College  entrance  diplomas  received  -  - 

0 

0 

1 

3 

1 

1 

Students  graduated  in  academic  course, - 

18 

25 

13 

19 

16 

13 

Students  graduated  in  classical  course,  - 

0 

5 

2 

3 

1 

1 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Rome  Free  Academy,  B.  W.  SHERWOOD, 

June  22,  1888.  Principal. 


COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

The  increased  requirements  for  admission  to  college  and 
the  early  age  at  which  many  of  our  children  enter  the 
Academy,  combine  to  make  a  four  years'  course  of  study  in 
that  institution  a  necessity.  This  course  having  been  in 
operation  for  a  year  we  are  able  to  form  an  opinion  as  to  the 
wisdom  of  the  change.  It  will  be  noticed  by  a  comparison  of 
the  old  and  new  courses  of  study  that  no  new  subjects  have 
been  added  to  the  academic  curriculum,  but  that  one  more 
year  has  been  allowed  for  more  thorough  study  of  those  subjects 
given,  thus  avoiding  the  necessity  for  hurried  and  sometimes 
superficial  work  in  order  to  graduate  within  the  prescribed 
three  years.  Under  the  old  course  the  work  in  the  higher 
mathematics  was  often  superficial  and  the  instruction  in  other 
subjects  incomplete  for  want  of  time.  With  increased  time 
the  student  may  more  thoroughly  accomplish  his  work,  form¬ 
ing  habits  of  application  and  concentration  of  thought  so 
essential  to  sound  scholarship,  while  the  teacher  has  sufficient 
time  to  bring  to  her  classes  well  digested  material  from  with- 


Superintendent’s  Report. 


23 


out  the  narrow  limits  of  the  prescribed  text  book.  The  work 
at  the  academy  for  the  past  three  years  has  been  so  shaped  by 
circumstances,  in  a  measure  beyond  our  control,  as  to  gradually 
lead  up  to  the  four  years’  course  now  fairly  inaugurated. 
The  standing  of  the  present  classes  is  cause  for  pride  on  the 
part  of  both  teachers  and  students. 

The  changes  in  text  books  and  the  general  tendency 
throughout  the  country  to  engraft  upon  the  public  school 
system  some  plan  for  manual  training  has  made  it  necessary  to 
revise  the  entire  course  of  study,  as  prepared  for  our  schools 
several  years  ago. 

Wherever  educators  have  met  within  the  past  year  the  sub¬ 
ject  of  manual  training  has  been  the  leading  question  for 
discussion. 

Several  cities,  especially  Albany  and  New  York,  have  made 
extensive  preparations  for  the  experiment.  Rooms  have 
been  fitted  with  all  the  equipments  necessary  for  the  instruc¬ 
tion  of  boys  in  carpentry,  while  in  some  places,  instruction  in 
several  branches  of  domestic  economy  has  been  provided  for 
girls. 

The  plan  of  industrial  training  as  pursued  in  this  country 
does  not  attempt  to  prepare  the  child  for  any  one  trade,  but  it 
aims  to  teach  and  exemplify,  objectively,  the  principles  upon 
which  all  trades  depend.  It  would  give  the  pupil  the  ability 
to  become  a  skilled,  intelligent  workman  in  the  trade  of  his 
choice.  Manual  training  should  accompany  and  follow  in¬ 
dustrial  drawing,  which  aims  to  cultivate  the  hand  and  eye, 
and  through  these,  to  discipline  the  mind.  Manual  training 
seeks  to  give  material  form  to  the  designs  and  drawings  made 
by  the  child.  In  revising  the  course  of  study  it  has  not  been 
my  aim  to  make  radical  changes.  Only  such  modifications 
have  been  made  as  the  text  books  in  use,  and  the  best  educa¬ 
tional  thought  of  the  day  seem  to  demand.  The  course  has 
been  so  arranged  that  the  work  in  drawing  will  lead  to  a  trial 
of  a  good  plan  for  thorough  instruction  in  manual  training 


24 


Superintendent’s  Report. 


whenever  the  board  of  education  deem  it  wise  to  make  suitable 
provision  for  its  operation.  It  will  be  carried  on  in  our  schools 
to  the  extent  of  modelling  in  clay,  drawing  to  scale,  the  pro¬ 
duction  of  working  drawings  and  pattern  making. 

Provision  is  also  made  in  the  revised  course  of  study  for 
vocal  music  which  has  been  systematically  taught  in  our 
schools  since  its  first  introduction,  1886.  The  results  reached 
thus  far  in  music  more  than  satisfy  our  most  sanguine  ex¬ 
pectations.  Our  children  derive  even  greater  benefits  from  the 
study  of  music  than  learning  to  sing.  The  system  in  use. 
The  Nation  Music  Course,  abounds  in  choice  selections  which 
of  themselves  cultivate  a  taste  for  something  higher  than  the 
trash  so  often  found  in  cheap  collections  of  songs.  Its  refining 
influence  upon  the  children  is  manifest  in  the  improved  disci¬ 
pline  of  the  schools. 

The  following  report  from  the  instructor  of  vocal  music 
shows  what  has  been  done  since  its  first  adoption  : 

REPORT  OF  MUSIC  TEACHER. 

To  M.  J.  Michael ,  Superintendent  of  Schools: 

Dear  Sir:  In  compliance  with  your  request  I  herewith 
submit  my  report  of  the  work  accomplished  in  vocal  music 
during  the  two  and  a  half  years  of  my  employment  as  teacher 
of  music  in  the  public  schools  of  Rome.  The  children  who 
were  in  the  Primary  Department  two  and  a  half  years  ago 
commenced  with  three  sounds  of  the  major  scale  from  the 
hand  staff,  using  pitch  names  (letters),  scale  names  (numbers), 
and  syllables  (do.  re,  mi,).  New  tones  were  gradually  intro¬ 
duced  until  at  the  end  of  last  year  nearly  all  could  sing  the 
full  scale  alone.  Exercises  were  also  given  in  two-part,  three- 
part  and  four-part  measure,  the  children  being  taught  to  beat 
time.  Those  in  the  Intermediate  Department  commenced 
with  Mason’s  First  Series  of  Charts,  learning  the  scale,  differ¬ 
ent  kinds  of  notes  and  rests,  beating  time  and  proper  breath¬ 
ing.  The  second  year*  these  pupils  were  taught  two-part 

♦Grammar  School  Department. 


Superintendent's  Report. 


23 


singing,  the  chromatic  scale  and  accidentals,  also  the  practice 
of  some  one  and  two-part  German  songs. 

Considerable  work  has  been  done  in  writing  exercises  on  the 
board.  Pupils  are  able  generally  to  write  the  scales,  dif¬ 
ferent  kinds  of  measure,  and,  in  fact,  anything  that  has 
thus  far  been  introduced.  The  Advanced  School  has  had 
work’in  the  various  scales,  the  study  of  chords,  one  form  of 
the  minor  scale  and  three-part  singing,  baritone,  alto  and 
soprano.  At  the  academy  the  course  thus  far  pursued  has 
been  a  review  of  the  last  mentioned  work  with  the  addition 
•of  writing  exercises  in  harmony. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

BYRON  RICE, 

Rome,  July  20,  1888.  Teacher  of  Vocal  Music. 

The  special  teacher  in  vocal  music  gives  two  lessons  a  week 
in  the  grammar  schools  and  all  grades  above,  and  one  lesson 
a  week  in  all  grades  below. 

While  the  special  teacher  deserves  much  praise  for  the 
energy  and  ability  with  which  he  has  reached  such  excellent 
results,  it  must  not  be  forgotten  that  those  regular  class 
teachers  who  have  interested  themselves  in  the  work  and  upon 
whom  much  of  the  drudgery  of  the  drill  exercises  between 
the  special  teacher's  visits  has  fallen,  have  contributed  largely 
to  the  success  of  the  undertaking,  and  to  them  no  small 
degree  of  credit  is  due. 

THE  SCHOOLS. 

As  a  result  of  the  annual  examinations  54  pupils  are  pro¬ 
moted  from  the  Advanced  School  to  the  Academy,  73  from 
the  Grammar  Schools  to  the  Advanced  School,  102  from  the 
Intermediate  Department  to  the  Grammar  Schools,  and  about 
150  will  be  transferred  from  the  Primary  to  the  Intermediate 
grades. 


26 


Superintendent’s  Report. 


SCHOOL  BUILDINGS. 

The  matter  of  schoolroom  accommodations  remains  sub¬ 
stantially  the  same  as  last  year. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  citizens  of  this  school  district  I  will 
state  what  steps  the  Board  of  Education  has  taketi  to  bring 
the  question  fairly  before  the  people.  Additional  room  is 
needed  for  children  in  the  lower  grades.  To  enlarge  each  of 
the  principal  school  buildings  sufficiently  to  meet  the  present 
demands,  and  have  a  reasonable  amount  of  room  to' provide 
for  the  future  growth  of  the  city  would  be  expensive,  and  in 
the  end  the  buildings  would  be  old  structures  possessing  the 
defects  of  the  originals  For  this  reason,  and  because  the 
academy  building  is  sadly  out  of  repair,  and  not  well  adapted 
to  the  needs  of  a  high  school,  it  has  been  thought  best  to 
have  plans  prepared,  with  estimates  of  cost,  for  a  new  academy 
building  large  enough  to  accommodate  between  six  and  seven 
hundred  students. 

With  such  a  building  there  would  be  ample  room  for  the 
present  Academy  students,  about  200,  and  the  Advanced 
School  of  100  more  together  with  about  250  others,  including 
all  in  the  two  highest  grades  from  each  of  the  grammar  schools. 
This  would  bring  together  at  once  about  550  students  at  the 
Academy,  ranging  from  13  to  about  18  years  old.  There  would 
then  be  plenty  of  room  in  the  several  ward  schools,  Jay, 
James,  Thomas,  East  Rome  and  Liberty,  to  accommodate  the 
lower  grades  for  a  long  time  to  come.  Two  sets  of  plans,  one 
for  a  two  story,  the  other  for  a  three  story  building,  have  been 
submitted  by  Walter  Dickson,  architect,  which  at  a  rough  es¬ 
timate  will  cost  about  $55,000.  At  the  present  writing  no 
action  has  been  taken  upon  these  plans  by  the  Board. 

During  the  summer  vacation  of  1887  the  Jay  street  school 
building  was  fitted  up  with  the  Ruttan-Smead  heating  and 
ventilating  apparatus  and  the  Smead  system  of  dry  closets. 
For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  our  schools  we  have  had  at 
least  one  building  thoroughly  warmed  and  ventilated  by  means 
of  this  improvement.  The  customary  “schoolroom  odor”  was 


Superintendent’s  Report. 


27 


never  noticeable  during  the  coldest  weather  last  winter  with 
every  door  and  window  closed,  and  the  temperature  was  uniform 
and  comfortable. 

The  dry  closets  have  completely  done  away  with  a  nuisance 
which  has  dismayed  many  a  school  officer  and  board  of 
education. 

The  entire  system  proved  so  satisfactory  that  the  Thomas 
street  building,  by  direction  of  the  Board,  is  now  being  fitted 
up  with  the  same  apparatus. 

TEACHERS. 

Our  teachers  have  come  together  as  often  as  once  each 
month  to  discuss  the  interests  of  the  schools,  and  for  mutual 
aid  and  improvement.  The  conscientious  study  given  to  their 
werk  is  sufficient  evidence  that  our  teachers  are  progressive. 

Several  have  declared  their  intention  of  entering  the  State 
Examinations  for  a  life  license  to  teach,  the  highest  honor 
conferred  by  the  Department  of  Public  Instruction  upon  the 
teachers  of  this  state. 

On  the  29th  day  of  June  the  following  estimates  for  the 
ensuing  year  were  submitted  to  the  Board  by  the  committee  on 
finance,  and  the  same  were  adopted  as  the  estimates  of  the 
Board  of  Education: 

ESTIMATED  EXPENSES. 


Teachers*  salaries . $16,250  00 

Superintendent's  salary . .  ...  1,800  00 

Janitor's  wages . , .  1,278  00 

Supplies .  300  00 

Repairs,  heating  and  ventilating  buildings .  3,800  00 

Insurance .  250  00 

Fuel .  1,200  00 

Contingencies . 694  00 


$25,572  00 


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Superintendent’s  Report. 


ESTIMATED  RECEIPTS. 

Public  money . 

Literature  fund . . . . 

Tuitioti1 . . . 

Money  on  hand . . 

Tax  levy. . . 


$  G,500  00 
700  00 
500  00 
1,971  93 
15,900  07 


$25,572  00 

I  desire  to  renew  my  obligations  to  the  Board  of  Education 
for  the  support  which  has  been  so  generously  given  me,  and 
to  the  teachers  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  their  arduous 
duties,  without  which  so  little  could  have  been  accomplished. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

M.  J.  MICHAEL, 

Superintendent  of  Schools. 


COURSE  OF  STUDY 


PRIMARY  DEPARTMENT. 


FIRST  YEAR  FIRST  GRADE.  FIRST  HALF. 

Talking. — Facts  and  stories  in  connection  with  observation 
and  reading  lessons. 

Beading. — Lessons  in  script  on  blackboard.  Words  and  sen¬ 
tences  from  charts  and  first  pages  of  First  readers. 
Writing. — Words  and  sentences  from  blackboard. 

ARITHMETIC. 

Develop  numbers  from  1  to  5.  Count  objects  to  10.  In 
the  teaching  of  every  number  the  order  to  be  observed  is  as 
follows: 

I.  “  The  perception  of  the  number. 

II.  Analysis  of  the  number. 

III.  Drill  upon  facts  discovered  by  analysis. 

IV.  Comparison  with  smaller  numbers.” 

First  Steps  in  Numbers.— Wentworth  &  Reed. 
OBSERVATIOIST  LESSON'S. 

Form*. — The  Use  of  Models.  Part  I.  Models  for  First  Half 
of  Year. 

Color. — Difference  and  resemblances. 

Place. — Opposites;  as,  over,  under;  above,  below;  etc. 
Qualities  of  Objects. — Bough,  smooth,  hard,  soft,  heavy, 
light. 

Plants. — Common  flowers  observed  and  compared. 

Human  Body. — Parts  of  bodv  and  movements. 


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Course  of  Study. 


FIRST  GRADE.  FIRST  YEAR,  SECOND  HALF. 

JL^nSTG-TT^-GS-IE. 

Reading. — Sentences  from  blackboard,  charts  and  First  reader. 
Spelling. — Words  from  readers,  oral  and  written. 

Writing. — Stories  from  reading  and  observation  lessons  re- 
produced. 

Talking. — Familiar  talks  with  teacher  about  things  observed. 

ARITHMETIC. 

Develop  numbers  to  10.  Express  by  words  and  figures  all 
combinations  to  6  at  sight.  Count  objects  to  50. 

Singing. 

OBSERVA.TIOH  LESSORS. 

Color. — Primary  and  secondary  colors. 

Form*. — Use  of  Models.  Part  I.  Second  Half  of  Year. 
Place. — Arrange  objects  from  dictation,  position  and  direc¬ 
tion.  Plan-drawing. 

Human  Body. — Parts  and  movements. 

Plants. — Comon  plants  observed  and  named. 

Physical  exercise  daily. 

*  Primary  teachers  consult  “The  Use  of  Models  for  Form  Study  and  Drawing  in 
Primary  Schools,”  published  by  Prang  Educational  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 


FIRST  HALF.  SECOND  GRADE.  SECOND  YEAR. 

Reading. — First  Reader  finished.  Second  Reader  begun. 

Daily  drill  in  phonics.  Long  and  short  sounds  of  vowels. 
Spelling. — Words  from  reader,  oral  and  written. 
Composition.  —  Oral  and  written  statements  in  connection  with 
reading  lessons.  Teach  use  of  capitals,  period,  and 
question  mark. 

Writing.— Copying  from  blackboard  and  charts. 
Arithmetic. — Practice  in  fundamental  processes  to  insure  ac¬ 
curacy  and  rapidity  of  work.  Develop  operations  to  25. 
Frequent  drill  work.  Teach  halves  and  fourths.  Signs: 
plus,  minus,  multiplication,  division. 


Course  of  Study. 


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OBSERV-A-TION  LESSON'S. 

Color.  — Shades  of  primary  and  secondary  colors. 

Form*. — Use  of  Models.  Part  II.  First  Half  of  Year. 
Place.  —  Relative  distance.  Draw  plan  of  school  -  room,  school- 
yard  to  scale.  Teach  inch,  foot,  yard. 

Qualities  of  Objects  — Tough,  brittle,  fluid,  solid,  etc. 
Plants. — Names  and  parts  of  common  plants,  as  flower,  leaf, 
stem,  roots,  etc. 

Human  Body. — Organs  of  senses. 

Singing. 

Physical  exercise  daily. 


SECOND  GRADE.  SECOND  YEAR.  SECOND  HALF. 

XJ^A.3STG-Xr^G-E. 

Reading. — Second  reader  completed.  Sight  reading  from 
books  and  papers  daily.  Phonics  as  in  First  Half;  also 

a,  &. 

Spelling. — Words  from  readers  and  spelling  book,  oral  and 
written. 

Composition. — Letter  writing,  stories  in  connection  with 
reading  and  observation  lessons. 

Writing. — From  blackboard  and  dictation. 

Arithmetic!*. — Development  with  objects  to  50  or  100.  Build¬ 
ing  tables.  Original  problems  with  and  without  objects. 
Frequent  drill  in  simple  processes.  Writing  numbers 
to  100.  Roman  Notation  to  XX.  United  States  coins. 
Teach  thirds  and  sixths.  Teach  weights  and  measures, 
pound,  ounce,  peck,  gallon,  quart,  pint,  gill. 

tPrimary  teachers  consult  Wentworth  &  Reed’s  Primary  Arithmetic,  Teacher’s 
Edition. 


Coukse  of  Study. 


OBSERVATION"  LESSONS. 

Color. — Hues,  tints,  shades. 

Form*. — Use  of  Models.  Part  II.  Second  Half  of  Year. 
Place. — Points  of  compass.  Plan-drawing. 

Plants. — Parts  and  shape  of  leaf;  parts  of  flowers. 
Animals. — Common  birds  observed  and  compared. 
Singing. 

Physical  exercise  daily  through  entire  course. 


INTERMEDIATE  DEPARTMENT. 


THIRD  GRADE.  THIRD  YEAR.  FIRST  HALE. 

L^A-isra-xT^GrE. 

Heading. — Third  reader.  Easy  sight  reading.  Phonics. 
Occasional  vowel  sounds. 

Spelling. — Writing  of  words  and  sentences  selected  from  the 
reader.  Lessons  from  spelling  book,  oral  and  written. 
Word  analysis. 

Composition. — Statements  and  stories  in  connection  with  ob¬ 
servation  and  and  reading  lessons.  Letter  writing. 
Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Arithmetic — Practice  in  fundamental  processes.  Simple 
original  problems.  Drill  on  tables  of  multiplication. 
Reading  and  writing  numbers  to  1000.  Roman  nota¬ 
tion  to  L.  Building  of  tables  including  weights  and 
measures. 


Course  of  Study. 


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0BSERVJLTI02ST  LESSONS. 

Form. — Invention  and  design.  Drawing  book  No.  I. 

Color. — Complementary  colors.  Harmony  of  colors.  Ar¬ 
rangement  in  designs. 

Human  Body. — Parts  of  body.  Movements.  Use  and  health 
of  parts. 

Geography. — Observation  of  neighborhood.  Plans  drawn 
and  moulded.  Land  surface  Water  surface.  Give 
geographical  names. 

Singing. 

Physical  exercise  daily. 


THIRD  GRADE.  THIRD  YEAR.  SECOND  HALF. 

Ei^A_3ST  C3-TL  _A_G-IE_ 

Reading. — Third  reader.  Easy  sight  reading.  Phonics. 
Occasional  sounds  of  all  vowels. 

Spelling. — Oral  and  written  from  readers  and  speller. 

Word  Analysis. — Analyze  all  words  of  foreign  origin  used 
by  pupils  of  this  grade,  and  define  parts,  with  special 
attention  to  spelling. 

Composition. — Statements  and  stories  in  connection  with 
reading  and  observation  lessons,  and  pictures.  Letter¬ 
writing.  Choice  passages  of  prose  or  poetry  committed 
to  memory. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Arithmetic. —  Operations  in  fundamental  processes  to  144. 
Ninths,  twelfths.  Notation  and  numeration  to  100,000. 
Original  problems  in  doing  errands  at  a  store.  Rapid 
and  accurate  adding  of  columns  of  three  orders,  fre¬ 
quent  drill  and  review. 


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Course  of  Study. 


OBSERVATION  LESSON’S. 

Form. — Invention  and  design.  Review  of  entire  work. 

*  Color. — Same  as  First  Half  of  year. 

Human  Body. — Continue  work  of  First  Half. 

Animals. — Common  birds  and  insects.  Parts  and  habits  ob¬ 
served  and  compared. 

Home  Geograph  i. — Teach  geographical  ideas  from  observa¬ 
tion.  Use  geographical  language:  land  and  water;  pro¬ 
jections  of  land  and  water;  advantages  possessed  by 
city;  history  of  city;  production;  climate;  drawing  or 
moulding  of  city. 


FOURTH  GRADE.  FOURTH  YEAR.  FIRST  HALF. 

Xj^A_2ST  Gr  "CT  _A_C3-!E. 

Reading. — Third  reader  finished.  Easy  sight  reading. 
Phonics:  b,  p,  d,  t,  g,  k,  c,  g,  j,  ch. 

Spelling. — Written  and  oral  spelling  from  prescribed  book. 
Word  analysis  as  in  Third  Year  and  henceforth  through 
the  entire  course. 

Language  Lessons.  — Sentence  building.  Subject  and  predi¬ 
cate  defined  from  examples.  Enlarge  sentence  by  word 
modifiers.  Composition  from  reading  and  observation 
lessons.  Letter-writing.  Abstracts  from  memory. 
Memorizing  choice  passages. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Arithmetic. — Operations  to  10,000  in  addition  and  subtrac¬ 
tion.  Drill  orally  on  tables  and  all  fundamental  pro¬ 


cesses. 


Course  of  Study. 


OBSERYT^lTIOJST  LESS02STS. 

Plants. — Name  and  description  of  parts  of  a  plant,  of  a  leaf 
and  flower. 

Animals. — Types  of  lower  forms  of  animal  life  examined  and 
compared. 

Drawing.— Invention  and  design.  Drawing  book  No.  2 ,  or 
as  prescribed  by  special  teacher. 

Singing. 

Geography. — Study  from  prescribed  text  book  to  North  Cen¬ 
tral  States.  Draw  map  of  the  United  States. 


FOURTH  GRADE.  FOURTH  YEAR,  SECOND  HALF. 

LA.]Sr&UA.G-E. 

Reading. — Fourth  reader  commenced.  Supplementary  read¬ 
ing.  Phonics:  1,  m,  n,  r,  v,  f,  w,  wh. 

Spelling  and  Word  Analysis. — From  prescribed  books. 

Language  Lessons. —Continue  work  of  First  Half. 

Writing. —Copy-book  practice. 

Arithmetic. — Operations  in  multiplication  and  division  to 
10,000.  Frequent  drill  in  adding  long  columns  of  three 
or  more  orders.  Teach  by  objects  how  to  add  and  sub¬ 
tract  easy  fractions  as  halves,  fourths,  etc.  Notation  in 
United  States  money.  Oral  exercises  involving  tables 
in  weights  and  measures. 

Geography. — Study  prescribed  text  book  to  South  America. 
Hemispheres.  The  Earth  as  a  whole,  form  and  motions, 
zones. 

OBSEEVATION  LESSOISTS. 

Animals  and  Plants. — Continue  work  of  First  Half. 

Singing. 

Drawing. — Invention  and  design.  Drawing  from  book  No. 
2  and  objects. 


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Course  of  Study 4 


Grammar  School  Department. 


FIFTH  GRADE.  FIFTH  YEAR.  FIRST  HALF. 

Reading.— Fourth  reader.  Supplementary  reading.  Phonics: 
y,  z,  s,  zh,  sh,  h,  and  x. 

Spelling. — From  prescribed  book.  Teach  children  to  spell 
all  new  words  used  in  their  progress. 

Word  Analysis. — From  prescribed  book. 

Language  Lessons.  —Continue  work  of  Fourth  Grade. 
Compare  statements  from  observation  and  reading  les¬ 
sons.  Enlarge  subject  and  predicate  by  phrases  and 
clauses  Abstracts  from  memory. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Arithmetic. — Operations  in  fundamental  processes.  Simple 
problems  for  analysis.  Reduction  of  fractions.  Addi¬ 
tion  of  fractions  begun.  Review  and  drill  for  rapidity 
and  accuracy  in  fundamental  operations. 

Geography. —  South  America.  Review  North  America. 
Map  drawing — both  divisions. 

Singing. 

Drawing. — Book  No.  3.  Invention  and  design. 

OBSERVATION  A  LESSONS. 

Plants. — History  of  plant  life.  Embryo  growth,  bud. 

Animals. — Common  insects  observed  and  compared,  spider, 
daddy-long-legs,  grasshopper,  beetle. 


Course  of  Study. 


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FIFTH  GRADE.  FIFTH  YEAR.  SECOND  HALF. 

Reading. — Fourth  reader.  Supp'ementary  reader.  Phonics: 
Vocal  equivalents.  Drill  in  vocalization. 

Spelling.— Oral  and  written  from  prescribed  book  and  other 
sources,  word  analysis. 

Language  Lessons. — Sentence  building,  noun  and  verb  ex¬ 
plained  and  defined  by  examples.  Composition,  letter¬ 
writing,  choice  selections  memorized. 

Writing.  — Copy-book  practice. 

Drawing. — As  in  First  Half. 

Arithmetic. — Factors  and  multiples,  addition  and  subtraction 
of  common  fractions.  Review  and  drill  in  fundamental 
observations. 

Geography. — Study  by  topics.  Europe,  Africa,  Asia,  Austra¬ 
lia.  Map-drawing.  Reviews. 

Plants. — History  of  plant  life  Flowers,  fruit  seeds. 

Animals. — Butterflies,  flies,  moths,  ants,  wasps,  and  bees; 
examined  and  compared. 

Singing. 


SIXTH  GRADE.  SIXTH  YEAR.  FIRST  HALF. 

Reading. — Fourth  reader.  Supplementary  reading.  Daily 
drill  in  phonics. 

Spelling  and  Word  Analysis.  — From  prescribed  books. 

Language  Lessons. — Sentence  building.  Practice  in  trans¬ 
position  of  clauses.  Compositions.  Teach  nouns,  verbs, 
adjectives  and  adverbial  modifiers. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Drawing. — Book  No.  4.  Invention  and  design. 

Singing. 


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Course  of  Study. 


Arithmetic. — Multiplication  and  division  of  common  frac¬ 
tions.  Decimal  fractions.  Review  common  divisors 
and  multiples;  addition  and  subtraction  of  fractions. 

Geography. — Earth  as  a  whole;  mathematical  and  physical 
features,  climate,  vegetation,  animals,  races  of  men, 
forms  of  government. 

Plants. — Differences  in  stems,  leaves,  roots. 

Minerals.- — Common  minerals  examined  and  named,  com¬ 
pared  with  reference  to  form,  color,  hardness,  structure, 
lustre. 


SIXTH  GRADE.  SIXTH  YEAR,  SECOND  HALF. 

Reading. — Fourth  reader  with  supplementary  work. 

Spelling  and  Word  Analysis. — From  prescribed  books. 

Language  Lessons. — Compositions.  Abstracts  from  mem¬ 
ory,  paragraphing,  correction  of  errors  of  speech. 
Teach  adjective,  adverb,  noun,  pronoun,  verb,  connect¬ 
ives  from  prescribed  text-book. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Drawing. — Continue  work  of  First  Half. 

Arithmetic. — Compound  numbers,  including  weights  and 
measures.  Review  entire  subject. 

Geography. — Teach  by  topics.  North  America,  Dominion 
of  Canada,  United  States  as  a  whole,  New  England 
States,  State  of  New  York.  Draw  maps  of  North 
America  and  New  York. 

Plants. — Differences  in  flowers,  fruits  and  seeds. 

Minerals. — Continue  work  of  First  Half. 

Singing. 


Course  of  Study. 


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SEVENTH  GRADE.  SEVENTH  YEAR.  FIRST  HALF. 

Reading  and  Physiology. — On  alternate  days  from  pre¬ 
scribed  books. 

Spelling  and  Word  Analysis. — From  spelling-book  and 
other  sources. 

Language  Lessons. —  Orthography.  Review  etymology 
from  prescribed  text-book.  Original  composition. 
Letter-writing.  Paragraphing. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Drawing. — Book  No.  5.  Designing. 

Arithmetic. — Compound  numbers,  including  all  practical 
operations  in  long,  square  and  cubic  measures.  Reviews. 

Geography. — United  States  completed  by  sections.  Mexico 
and  Central  America  by  topics. 

Singing. 

Plants. — Differences  in  habits.  Many  shrubs  and  trees  com¬ 
pared  and  named. 

Animals. — Characteristics  of  fishes,  frogs  and  toads,  reptiles, 
birds,  mammals.  As  many  of  each  examined  as  practi¬ 
cable. 


SEVENTH  GRADE.  SEVENTH  YEAR.  SECOND  HALF. 

Reading  and  Physiology. — Continued  as  in  First  Half. 
Spelling  and  Word  Analysis. — Spelling-book,  oral  and 
written  spelling. 

Language  Lessons. — Work  of  First  Half  continued.  Syntax 
from  prescribed  text-book. 


40 


Course  of  Study. 


Arithmetic. — Compound  numbers.  Practical  operations  in 
weights  and  measures.  Frequent  drills  and  revieivs  on 
all  preceding  work. 

Geography  — South  America.  Europe.  Map  of  each  drawn 
by  pupils  Review  everything  taken  up  in  previous 
grade. 

Plants. — Composition  and  uses  of  different  parts  of  plants. 

Animals.— Varieties  of  mammals  and  birds. 


EIGHTH  GRADE.  EIGHTH  YEAR.  FIRST  HALF. 


Reading. — Fifth  reader. 

Spelling. — Oral  and  written.  Word  analysis. 

Grammar. — Sentence.  Analysis.  Parts  of  speech  and  their 
modifications.  Parsing.  Composition  and  paraphras¬ 
ing. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Arithmetic. — Percentage;  commission  and  brokerage,  insur¬ 
ance.  taxes,  duties.  Reviews.  Oral  exercises  daily. 

Geography. — Europe,  Asia,  Africa,  completed. 

History. —  Alternate  with  reading  lesson.  To  the  Revolu¬ 
tionary  War.  Recitation  by  topics 

Plants. — Forest  trees  named  and  compared  with  reference  to 
size,  trunk,  bark,  leaves,  fruit,  wood. 

Physiology. — From  prescribed  text-book. 

Drawing. — Book  No.  6.  Designing  and  invention. 

Si»ging. 


Course  of  Study. 


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EIGHTH  GRADE  EIGHTH  YEAR.  SECOND  HALF. 
Reading. — Fifth  reader. 

Physiology. — Prescribed  text-book,  alternate  with  reading. 
Spelling. — Oral  and  written.  Word  analysis. 

Grammar.— Continue  work  of  First  Half.  General  rules  of 
syntax  taken  up. 

Writing. — Copy-book  practice. 

Drawing. — Continue  work  of  First  Half. 

Arithmetic. — Interest.  Banking.  Discount.  Reviews. 
Geography. — Subject  finished  and  reviewed. 

History. — From  Revolutionary  War  to  War  with  Mexico. 
Recitation  by  topics. 

Plants. — Work  of  First  Half  continued.  Grains  recognized; 
parts  compared. 

Singing. 


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Course  of  Study. 


Academic  Course. 


first 

First  Term. —  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammer  reviewed, 
American  History,  Writing,  ^Drawing,  *Latin  or 
^French  Grammar. 

Second  Term. — Algebra,  English  Grammar  reviewed,  Amer¬ 
ican  History,  Writing,  ^Drawing,  *  Latin  or  ^French 
Grammar. 

Third  Term. — Algebra,  *  American  History  reviewed.  Phys¬ 
iology,  Writing,  ^Drawing,  Latin  or  French  Grammar, 

SEC01T3D  YEAR. 

First  Term. — Algebra,  Art  of  Expression,  *Physical  Geog¬ 
raphy,  Writing  ^Drawing,  *Caesar,  ^French  Transla¬ 
tion. 

Second  Term. — Algebra  (through  quadratics),  Art  of  Expres¬ 
sion,  ^Physical  Geography,  ^Writing,  *Caesar,  ^French 
Translation. 

Third  Term. — Algebra  reviewed  or  *  Higher  Algebra,  Elo¬ 
cution,  Civil  Government,  *  Greek  History,  *  Caesar  and 
Latin  Composition,  ^French  Translation,  *  Drawing. 

THIRD  'YEAR. 

First  Term. — Geometry,  Physics,  *Roman  History,  ^German 
Grammar,  * Vergil. 

Second  Term. — Geometry,  Physics,  *Roman  History,  *Ger- 
man  Grammar,  * Vergil. 

Third  Term. — Geometry  reviewed  or  *  Trigonometry,  Phys¬ 
ics,  *  Rhetoric,  ^German  Grammar,  *  Vergil. 


Course  of  Study. 


43 


FOURTH  YEAR. 

First  Term. — English  History  and  Literature,  Chemistry, 
Political  Economy,  *German  Translation,  *Sallust. 

Second  Term. — English  History  and  Literature,  Chemistry, 
Political  Economy,  ^German  Translation,  *Cicero  and 
Latin  Composition. 

Third  Term. — English  Literature,  Chemistry,  ^German 
Translation,  *Cicero  and  Latin  Composition,  *one  of 
the  following:  Astronomy.  Botany  or  Geology. 


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Course  of  Study. 


College  Preparatory  Course. 


First  year  same  as  Academic  Course,  except  that  Latin  is 
obligatory. 

SECOHSTD 

First  Term. — Algebra,  Art  of  Expression,  Caesar,  Greek 
Grammar. 

Second  Term. — Algebra  (through  quadratics).  Art  of  Expres¬ 
sion,  Caesar,  Greek  Grammar. 

Third  Term. — Algebra  reviewed  or  Higher  Algebra,  Elocu¬ 
tion,  Caesar  and  Latin  Composition,  Greek  Grammar. 

THIRD  UHElLA-UL.. 

First  Term. — Geometry,  Vergil's  Eclogues,  Xenophon. 
Second  Term. — Geometry  (plane  complete),  Vergil's  Aeneid, 
Xenophon. 

Third  Term. — ^Geometry  reviewed,  Vergil's  Aeneid,  Xeno¬ 
phon,  Greek  History. 

FOURTH 

First  Term. — Sallust,  Roman  History,  Xenophon  and  Greek 
Composition,  ^French  or  German  Grammar. 

Second  Term. — Cicero  and  Latin  Composition,  Roman  His¬ 
tory,  Homer,  *French  or  German  Grammar. 

Third  Term. — Cicero  and  Latin  Composition,  Roman  His* 
_  tory,  Homer,  ^French  or  German  Grammar. 

*  Electives. 

Latin  translation  at  sight  commenced  and  continued  throughout  the  course. 

Essays,  recitations  and  declamations  third  year.  Essays,  recitations  and  ora¬ 
tions  fourth  year  of  both  Academic  and  College  Preparatory  courses. 

In  the  Academic  and  College  Preparatory  courses  each  student  must  have  at 
least  three  daily  recitations  exclusive  of  music  and  drawing. 

Students  may  elect  a  fourth  recitation  with  the  Principal’s  consent. 

Students  having  chosen  an  elective  study,  will  be  expected  to  pursue  the  same 
to  the  extent  of  the  course. 


Course  of  Study. 


45 


Outline  of  Work  in  Vocal  Music. 


PRIMARY  DEPARTMENT. 

FIRST  TWO  YEARS. 

The  first  six  sounds  of  the  scale  of  G  from  the  hand 
staff,  using  scale  names,  pitch  names  and  syllables. 

Practice  in  rote  singing. 

INTERMEDIATE  DEPARTMENT. 

THIRD  AND  FOURTH  YEARS. 

Mason’s  New  First  Series  of  Charts. 

Mason’s  New  First  Music  Reader. 

Principal  features,  beating  time,  French  Time  names. 
Continuation  of  exercises  in  the  scale  of  G,  with  rote 
singing. 

GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  DEPARTMENT. 

FIFTH,  SIXTH,  SEVENTH  AND  EIGHTH  YEARS. 

Mason’s  New  Second  Series  of  Charts  and  New  Second 
Music  Reader.  Exercises  in  various  keys. 

Two-part  singing,  chromatic  scale,  German  Pitch  names. 

ADVANCED  SCHOOL  AND  ACADEMY. 

Mason’s  Independent  Music  Reader  in  three-part  singing, 
soprano,  alto  and  baritone,  major  and  minor  scales. 

Exercises  in  harmony. 

Choruses. 


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Course  of  Study. 


List  of  Text  Books 

AUTHORIZED  TO  BE  USED  IN 

Rome  Union  Free  Schools 


Appleton’s  Reading  Charts. 

Sheldon’s  Readers. 

What  Words  Say,  Kennedy. 

Meleney  &  Griffin’s  Speller. 

Fish’s  Arithmetics,  Nos.  1  and  2. 

Thompson’s  Commercial  Arithmetic. 
Appleton’s  Geographies. 

Spencerian  Writing  Books. 

Bryant  &  Stratton’s  Book-keeping. 

The  American  Text  Books  of  Art  Education. 
Wentworth’s  Geometry. 

“  Algebra. 

“  Trigonometry. 

Youngs’  Civil  Government. 

Steel’s  Wood’s  Botany. 

Hutchison’s  Physiology. 

Holder’s  Zoology. 

Eliot  &  Storer’s  Chemistry. 


Course  of  Study. 


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Lockyer’s  Astronomy. 

Barnes’  U.  S.  History. 

Hill’s  Rhetoric. 

Gilmore’s  Art  of  Expression. 

Allen  &  Greenough’s  Latin  Grammar. 

Comstock’s  First  Latin  Book. 

Greenough’s  Latin  Texts. 

Goodwin’s  Greek  Grammar  and  Texts. 

Keetel’s  French  Grammar  and  Reader. 

Worman’s  German  Course. 

The  National  Music  Course,  by  Luther  Whiting  Mason. 
Peck’s  Ganot’s  Physics. 

Stone’s  History  of  England. 

Barnes’  History  of  Greece. 

Leighton’s  History  of  Rome. 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 

Ro  ME  u  nion  Free  Schools 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


ORGAN  IZATION, 

COMMITTEES. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  the  Board,  after  his  election,  the  pres¬ 
ident  shall  appoint,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  the 
following  standing  committees,  consisting  of  two  members: 

I.  On  Finance  and  Reports. 

II.  “  Libraries  and  School  Apparatus. 

III.  “  Examination  and  Employment  of  Teachers. 

IV.  “  Lots,  Buildings  and  Supplies. 

V.  u  Text  Books  and  Course  of  Study. 

VI.  “  Visiting  Schools  and  Discipline. 

MEETINGS. 

The  regular  meetings  of  the  Board  shall  be  held  on  the  first 
Friday  of  every  month,  at  7:30  o'clock  p.  m.,  at  the  office  of 
the  Superintendent,  or  such  other  place  as  may  be  designated 
by  a  majority  of  the  Board. 


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DUTIES  OF  OFFICERS. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meet¬ 
ings  of  the  Board;  to  assign  such  official  papers  as  the  law  re¬ 
quires;  to  appoint  all  committees,  unless  otherwise  ordered;  to 
call  special  meetings  of  the  Board  when  he  may  deem  it  advis¬ 
able,  or  when  requested  to  do  so  by  the  members  of  the  Board. 

Clerk. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  keep  accurate 
minutes  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  and  perform  such 
other  duties  as  pertain  to  his  office. 

RULES  OF  ORDER. 

I.  Reading  Minutes  of  Last  Meeting. 

II.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees. 

III.  Reading  Communications. 

IV.  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

V.  Unfinished  Business. 

VI.  New  Business. 


REGULATIONS. 


1.  The  schools  under  the  care  of  the  Board  of  Education 
of  Union  Free  School  District  No.  1,  in  the  city  of  Rome,  shall 
be  classified  as  follows,  viz. : 

I.  Primary  Schools. 

II.  Intermediate  Schools. 

III.  Grammar  Schools. 

IV.  Advanced  School. 

V.  Academy. 

2.  The  Principal  shall  have  the  general  supervision  of  all 
the  departments  in  the  same  building. 

PRIMARY  SCHOOLS. 

3.  Ages  of  Pupils. — Pupils  shall  not  be  admitted  to  the 
primary  schools  under  five  years  of  age. 


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4.  Branches  of  Instruction  and  Text  Books. — The  instruc¬ 
tion  given  in  the  primary  schools  shall  be  in  reading,  spelling, 
writing,  drawing  upon  slates  and  blackboards,  geography, 
mental  arithmetic  and  vocal  music. 

5.  Slates. — Each  pupil  must  be  provided  with  a  slate  and 
pencil. 

6.  Recess. — The  primary  pupils  shall  have  an  intermission 
by  classes,  or  otherwise,  every  hour,  for  a  period  not  exceeding 
ten  minutes. 

GRAMMAR  SCHOOLS. 

7.  Each  grammar  school  shall  consist  of  three  grades. 

8.  Requirfments  of  Admission. — Only  such  pupils  shall  be 
admitted  as  are  able  to  pass  a  satisfactory  examination  in  the 
studies  of  the  primary  department. 

9.  No  pupil  shall  be  transferred  to  a  higher  grade  until 

after  passing  a  satisfactory  examination  in  the  studies  of  the 
lower  grades.  * 

10.  studies  and  Text  Books. — The  instruction  in  the  gram¬ 
mar  schools  shall  be  in  reading,  spelling,  writing,  drawing, 
mental  and  elementary  arithmetic,  geography,  vocal  music, 
grammar,  and  physiology. 

11.  Slates. — Each  pupil  must  be  provided  with  a  slate  and 
pencil. 

ADVANCED  SCHOOL. 

12.  Departments. — The  Advanced  School  shall  consist  of 
two  grades,  all  of  which  shall  be  under  the  general  care  and 
supervision  of  the  Principal. 

13.  Requirements  of  Admission. — No  one  shall  be  admitted 
as  a  pupil  in  the  Advanced  School,  unless  able  to  pass  a  satis¬ 
factory  examination  in  the  studies  pursued  in  the  grammar 
schools. 

14.  Branches  Studied  and  Text  Books.—  The  instruction 
given  in  the  Advanced  School  shall  be  in  reading,  spelling, 


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etymology,  writing,  dictation,  geography,  arithmetic,  Eng¬ 
lish  grammar,  drawing,  vocal  music,  and  physical  geography. 

15.  Diplomas. — Each  pupil,  at  the  completion  of  a  full 
course  of  instruction  in  the  Advanced  School,  shall  receive  a 
diploma,  signed  by  the  officers  of  the  Board  and  the  Principal. 

ACADEMY. 

16.  Supervision. — The  Academy  shall  be  under  the  super¬ 
vision  of  a  principal,  who  shall  be  assisted  by  as  many  teachers 
as  may  he  deemed  necessary. 

17.  Condition  of  Admission. — No  pupil  shall  be  admitted 
to  the  Academy  until  after  passing  a  satisfactory  examination 
in  the  branches  taught  in  the  Advanced  School. 

18.  Course  of  Study. — A  full  course  of  study  in  the  English 
department  shall  occupy  four  years.  A  new  class  shall  be 
formed  annually,  at  the  beginning  of  the  Fall  Term,  to  be  des¬ 
ignated  D  class,  during  the  first  year;  the  C  class,  during  the 
second  year;  the  B  class,  during  the  third  year,  and  A  class, 
during  the  fourth  or  last  year. 

19.  College  Course. — The  course  of  preparation  for  college 
shall  occupy  four  years. 

20.  Diplomas. — Each  pupil,  at  the  completion  of  a  full  Aca¬ 
demic  course  of  instruction,  shall  receive  a  diploma  signed  by 
the  officers  of  the  Board  and  the  Principal. 

21.  Graduating  Class. — The  graduating  class,  at  the  com¬ 
pletion  of  a  full  Academic  course,  shall  give  a  public  exhibi¬ 
tion,  at  such  time  and  place  as  the  Board  of  Education  shall 
designate. 

22.  Languages  may  be  Omitted. — Pupils,  whose  parents  de¬ 
sire  it,  may,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Principal,  be  permitted  to 
omit  instruction  in  the  languages,  and  in  their  place  pursue 
other  studies. 

23.  Promotion  of  Pupils. — No  pupil  shall  be  admitted  from 
a  lower  to  a  higher  class,  except  upon  satisfactory  examination 
in  the  studies  pursued  in  the  lower  classes. 


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SUPERINTENDENT. 

24.  A  superintendent  of  the  schools  shall  be  appointed  by 
the  Board  of  Education  annually.  He  shall  have  the  general 
supervision  of  the  schools,  and  the  charge  of  the  buildings,  fur¬ 
niture,  library,  apparatus,  and  other  school  property. 

25.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  to  carry  into 
execution  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board. 

26.  He  shall  collect  all  tuition  fees,  and  pay  the  same  to  the 
City  Chamberlain. 

27.  He  shall  give  attention  to  the  organization,  government 
and  instruction  of  theschoo's;  shall  make  frequent  visits  of  in¬ 
spection  to  all  the  schools,  that  he  may  obtain,  as  far  as  prac¬ 
ticable,  a  personal  knowledge  of  their  condition,  and  shall 
advise  the  teachers  as  to  the  best  methods  of  instruction  and 
discipline. 

28.  He  shall  have  the  direction  of  the  transfer  of  pupils  from 
the  several  departments  and  schools  to  those  of  other  grades. 

29.  He  shall  have  power  to  call  meetings  of  the  teachers  for 
the  purpose  of  conference  as  to  the  best  methods  of  teaching 
and  of  exercising  the  power  of  discipline,  and  not  less  than  one 
such  meeting  shall  be  held  in  each  scholastic  month. 

50.  He  shall  liaer  any  complaints  made  by  parents  or  guar¬ 
dians,  and  take  action  thereon  in  his  discretion. 

51.  He  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Education; 
shall  prepare  the  annual  report  to  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  to  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  and  a  full  annual  report  of  the  condition 
and  progress  of  the  schools,  to  the  Board  of  Education. 

32.  He  shall  act  as  librarian. 

33.  In  the  case  of  the  temporary  absence  of  any  teacher,  he 
shall  provide  a  substitute. 

34.  He  shall  render  such  assistance  to  the  several  commit¬ 
tees  of  the  Board  as  his  other  duties  shall  permit,  and,  in  con¬ 
nection  with  the  commutee  on  teachers,  direct  and  conduct 
the  examination  of  teachers. 


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PRINCIPALS  OF  SCHOOLS. 

35.  The  Principal  of  each  school  is  vested  with  authority  to 
carry  into  effect  the  rales  and  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Ed¬ 
ucation  and  Superintendent;  to  have  charge  of  the  building, 
furniture,  grounds,  and  all  other  property  belonging  to  hi-? 
school;  to  see  that  the  same  is  kept  in  good  order,  and  at  the 
close  of  the  school  year  give  a  detailed  report  of  the  same,  an<  1 
its  condition,  to  the  Superintendent. 

36.  The  Principal  shall  assign  such  duties  to  the  assistant 
teachers  as  shall  make  their  services  the  most  beneficial  to  the 
school,  and  advise  and  direct  them  as  to  the  best  mode  of  in¬ 
struction  and  government. 

37.  Records. — The  Principal  shall  keep,  or  cause  to  be  kept, 
such  records  as  will  show  the  date  of  admission  and  discharge 
of  each  pupil,  the  names  and  residences  of  the  parents  or  guar¬ 
dians,  alphabetically  arranged,  the  whole  number  of  scholars 
enrolled,  average  daily  attendance,  number  of  cases  of  absence 
and  tardiness  of  each  pupil,  and  such  other  records  as  the  Su¬ 
perintendent  may  require,  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  make 
a  report  of  the  same,  in  such  form  as  may  be  prescribed. 

38.  To  Inspect  Buildings  and  Furniture. — It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Principal  of  each  school  to  inspect  daily  the  school 
houses,  furniture  and  outbuildings,  to  see  that  they  are  kept 
in  proper  order  and  in  neat  condition,  and  report  to  the  Super¬ 
intendent  any  necessity  which  may  arise  for  repairs. 

39.  Punctuality. — The  Principals  shall  be  at  their  respect¬ 
ive  schools  in  the  morning  twenty  minutes,  and  in  the  after¬ 
noon  fifteen  minutes,  before  the  time  for  commencing  school, 
to  see  that  the  different  rooms  are  in  order;  and  ten  minutes 
before  the  time  for  commencing,  they  shall  cause  the  several 
departments  to  be  opened  for  the  reception  of  pupils.  It  shall 
also  be  the  duty  of  the  Principals  to  keep  a  record  of  the  ab¬ 
sence  and  tardiness  of  the  teachers,  and  to  make  a  report  of 
the  same  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  close  of  each  mo-nth. 


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40.  Special  Regulations.— The  Principals  of  the  several 
schools  may  make  such  special  regulations  for  their  schools  and 
teachers,  hot’ conflicting  with  the  general  regulations,  as  they 
may  ‘deem  necessary  to  secure  good  dis'ciplihe,  proper  deport¬ 
ment  and  thorough  scholarship. 

:  :  ASSISTANT  TEACHERS  '  : 

41.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  assistant  teachers  to  observe  and 
faithfully^ carry  out  the  rules  and  regulations  established  by  the 
Principal*  with  the  right,  however,  to  appeal  to  the;  Superin¬ 
tendent,1 -and  from  the  Superintendent  to  the  Board,  ,  They 
shall,  during  school  hours,  devote  themselves  faithfully  and 
exclusively  to  the  duties  of  their  station. 

42.  Punctuality. — All  teachers,  are  required  to  beat  their 

respective -school-rooms  fifteen  minutes  before  the  time  for 
commencing  school.  Teachers  failing  to  comply  with  this  reg¬ 
ulation,  'shall -im mediately  report  themselves  to  the  Principal, 
and  theirreasonsfor  tardiness.  Teachers  are  not  permitted 
to  dismiss  their  classes  before  the  usual  time  for  closing  the 
schools.:  W»i-- 'r:--.  .  ••  •; 

43 ..  .Teachers'  General  Conduct. — The  teachers  inquired 
to  be.  neat  in,  their  dress  and  personal  habits,  decorous  in  their 
language  and;  manners,  and  mild,  but  firm,  in  their  discipline, 
and  in  albrespects  to  be  suitable  examples  for  .  their  pupils, 
both  in  school  and  out  of  school.  They  are  to  follow  the  course 
of  instruction  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Education,  and  to 
use  shhh  bocks  sis  may  be  by  teem  designated,  and  no ’others. 
No  tencher  Shall  keep  a  private  class’  without  'permission  from 
the  iteard*  !of ' Education. 

■?.:  '  !  =;  t  Ui  Sin.::  '  . ,  >■ 

£4,i(  Teachers.,  Matings.  —  All  teachers  are  required  to’ attend 
the. piqeting^  called  by  the  Superintendent. 

4:5^  Ventilation  and  Temperature.—  It  shall  be  the :  duty*  of 
the5  teaohers 40; give  especial  attention  to  the  ventilation  and 
temperatn»re,  of-  their  school-rooms.  During  the  season  for  fives 


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they  should  endeavor  to  keep  the  temperature  of  their  school¬ 
rooms  between  65  degrees  and  72  degrees  Fahrenheit.  In  the 
cold  season  the  windows  should  not  be  opened  during  school 
hours,  when  proper  ventilation  can  be  .secured  in  any  other 
manner,  and  in  no  case  should  children  be  permitted  to  sit  in 
a  draught  of  air.  ’ 

46.  Inspection  of  School  Books, Desks,  &c. — Once  every  week, 
or  oftener,  the  teachers  shall  inspect  the  school  books  used  by 
the  pupils,  for  the  purpose  of  detecting  any  abuse  or  damage 
thereof,  and  shall  enforce  upon  the  pupils  the  necessity  of  pre¬ 
serving  the  books  in  order  and  condition.'  They  shall  also,  at 
the:  same  time,  inspect  the  desks  and  seats  of  the  pupils,  and 
report  to  the  Principal  any  damage  they  may  have  received. 

47.  Reports*— The  teachers  shall  report  in  writing  to  the 
Superintendent,  at  each  examination,  the  names  of  such  pupils 
as  have  been  distinguished  during  the  term  for  good  conduct 
and  proficiency  in  their  studies,  and  also  the  names  of  such  as 
have  been  grossly  negligent  in  attendance  or  study,  or  guilty 
of  any  violation  of  these  regulations,  or  other  willful  offenses. 

48.  !  Morals  and  Manners. — Teachers  are  enjoined  to  pay 
strict  attention  to  the  morals  and  !  manners  of  pupils  under 
their  charge,  and  in  no  case  allow  them  to  use  profane  and  im¬ 
proper  language,  as  the  moral  and  social  culture  of  the  pupils 
is  no  less  ipiportant  than  their  mental  discipline.  By  precept 
and  example  they  shall  endeavor  to  cultivate  habits  of  social 
refinement. 

49.  Discipline.- — The  teacher  should  practice  such  discipline 
in  the  school  as  would  be  exercised  by  a  kind,  firm  and  judi¬ 
cious  parent  in  his  family;  and  When  obedience  can  be  secured 
in  no  other  way,  the  pupils  should  be  promptly  reported  to  the 
Principal  for  suspension.  While  teachers  are  required  to  main¬ 
tain  order  and  secure  obedience  to  the  school  regulations,  they 
should  avoid  all  indiscreet  haste  in  the  discipline  of  their  pu¬ 
pils,  always  remembering  that  harsh  expressions  and  hasty 


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measures  only  tend  to  evil,  and  that  the  best  order  is  always 
secured  by  the  calmest,  gentlest  influences. 

50.  Applicatio7is  to  Superintendent . —  All  applications  by 
teachers  or  others  concerning  school  matters  shall,  as  far  as 
practicable,  be  made  between  the  hours  of  11 :30  o'clock  a.  m. 
and  12:30  p.  m.  on  school  days,  at  the  office  of  the  Board  of 
Education. 

51.  Detention. — No  pupils  shall  be  detained  at  noon  recess. 

52.  Teachers’  Absence. — Each  teacher  who,  on  account  of 
ill  health,  or  any  other  sufficient  cause,  is  obliged  to  be  absent 
from  school,  shall  give  immediate  notice  thereof  to  the  Super¬ 
intendent,  stating  how  long  he  or  she  will  probably  be  detained 
from  school.  No  person  shall  be  employed  as  a  substitute  with¬ 
out  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  and  the  expense  of  such 
employment  may  be  deducted  from  the  salary  of  the  absent 
teacher. 

53.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Education,  at  the 
close  of  the  Spring  Term  in  each  year,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as 
practicable,  to  appoint  and  enter  into  contract  with  a  full  corps 
of  teachers,  for  services  in  the  several  buildings  under  its 
charge;  vacancies  occurring  during  the  year  may  be  filled  in 
such  manner  as  the  Board  shall  direct.  But  it  shall  be  under¬ 
stood  that  the  term  of  service  of  each  employe  of  the  Board 
ends  with  the  scholastic  year  in  which  such  appointment  was 
made. 

Any  teacher  desiring  to  resign  at  the  close  of  any  term  shall, 
at  least  ten  days  before  the  close  of  such  term,  notify  the  Su¬ 
perintendent,  in  writing,  who  shall  report  the  fact  to  the  next 
meeting  of  the  Board  thereafter. 

The  right  to  dismiss  a  teacher  without  cause,  on  one  months 
written  notice,  also  the  right  to  peremptorily  dismiss  for 
cause,  is  reserved  by  the  Board. 

All  employes  of  the  Board  shall  be  appointed  and  contracted 
with  subject  t©  the  above  mentioned  provisions,  and  not  other¬ 
wise. 


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No  teacher  shall  be  appointed,  hereafter^  by  the  Board,  un¬ 
til  a  satisfactory  examination  shall  have  been  passed,  in  the 
grade  for  which  such  teacher  is  a  candidate  for  appointment. 

OF  THE  SCHOOLS  GENERALLY. 

54.  A  hearty  co-operation  with  the  Superintendent,  and  each 
other,  a  cheerful  compliance  with  the  regulations  of  the  Board, 
.and  the  directions  of  the  Superintendent,  will  be  expected  from 
all  teachers. 

55.  The  Public  Schools  shall  be  free  to  all  children  over  five 
years  of  age  who  are  residents  of  the  school  district.  No  child 
residing  out  of  the  district,  or  having  temporary  residence 
therein,  for  the  purpose  of  attending  school,  shall  be  received 
in  any  public  school,  to  the  exclusion  of  the  children  of  actual 
residents. 


56.  Non-Resident  Pupils. — Non-residents  may  be  admitted 
to  the  schools,  by  permit  of  the  Superintendent,  by  paying  in 
advance,  the  following  tuition: 


Academy  Classical  Course, 

per  week. 

80  cts.  or 

$30.  per  year 

Academy  English  “ 

65  “ 

24. 

Academy  School  “ 

50  “ 

18. 

Grammar  Schools  ‘  ‘ 

40  “ 

15. 

Primary  “ 

O  K  i( 

/vt) 

9. 

Non  residents  will  not  be 

s  received 

into  the 

schools  for  a 

period  less  than  six  continuous  weeks. 

A  proportionate  part  of  such  tuition  shall  be  refunded,  if  a 
pupil  be  absent  during  the  term,  through  sickness. 

58.  School  Year. — Fall  term  commences  on  the  first  Tues¬ 
day  of  September,  and  continues  until  the  Monday  after  the 
November  Regents'  examinations. 

Winter  term  commences  on  the  first  Monday  after  the  No¬ 
vember  Regents'  examinations  and  continues  until  the  Monday 
after  the  March  Regents’  examinations. 


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The  Spring  term  commences  on  the  first  Monday  after  the 
March  Regents’  examinations  and  continues  until  the  third 
Friday  in  June. 

59.  Vacations. — A  vacation  of  two  weeks  shall  occur  includ¬ 
ing  Christmas  day  and  the  first  day  of  January. 

A  vacation  of  one  week  commencing  with  the  first  Monday 
of  April. 

60.  Time  of  Opening  and  Closing  Schools. — The  Schools 
shall  be  kept  open  in  term  time  each  day,  except  Saturdays, 
Sundays,  and  the  usual  holidays.  They  shall  be  opened  from 
9  to  11:45  o’clock  A.  m.  and  from  1:30  until  3:30  p.  m. 

61.  Bell  to  he  Rung . — The  Principal  of  each  school  shall,  at 
five  minutes  before  the  time  for  opening  the  school,  cause  the 
bell  to  be  rung,  and  all  pupils  not  in  their  seats  at  the  expira¬ 
tion  of  five  minutes,  shall  be  accounted  tardy. 

62.  Reading  of  the  Scriptures. — The  Principal  of  each  de¬ 
partment  may,  at  the  opening  of  the  school,  read,  or  cause  to 
be  read,  without  comment,  a  portion  of  the  Scriptures.  This 
exercise  may  be  followed  by  repeating  the  Lord’s  Prayer,  and 
appropriate  singing. 

63.  Sectarian  or  Partisan  Questions. — All  questions  of  a 
sectarian  or  partisan  character  shall  be  carefully  kept  out  of 
school. 

64.  Roll  to  he  Called  and  Tardiness  Marked . — At  the  com¬ 
mencement  of  school  in  the  morning  and  afternoon,  the  doors 
shall  be  closed  and  the  teachers  shall  call  the  rolls  of  their  re¬ 
spective  departments;  and  all  absences  shall  be  noted  in  the 
school  record,  and  the  number  of  minutes  of  tardiness  of  each 
pupil  thereafter  arriving. 

65.  Department. — Pupils  upon  their  examination  shall  enter 
such  department  as  the  Principal  and  Superintendent  may  des¬ 
ignate  . 

66.  Promotions. — No  pupil  shall  pass  from  one  grade  to  an- 


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other  without  the  consent  of  the  Principal  of  the  school  and 
Superintendent. 

67.  Pupils  Must  Reside  in  District. — Pupils  must  attend 
school  in  the  district  in  which  they  reside,  and  in  hb  case  can 
they  be  received  in  any  other  district,  without  a  permit  from 
the  Superintendent. 

68.  Excuses  to  be  Rendered  for  Absence  and  Tardiness.  —No 
pupil  shall  be  tardy  or  absent  without  bringing  to  the'  Princi¬ 
pal  a  satisfactory  excuse  from  his  or  her  parent  or  guardian. 
Sickness  of  the  pupil,  severe  indisposition  in  the  family,  or 
some  pressing  emergency,  shall  be  deemed  the  only  ordinary 
excuses  for  absence  or  tardiness.  The  teachers  of  each  of  the 
schools  shall  keep  a  list  of  all  the  pupils  who  are  irregular  in 
their  attendance  at  school,  and  shall  in  all  cases  notify  the 
parent  or  guardian  of  a  pupil  whenever  he  or  she  shall  he  ab¬ 
sent  or  tardy  more  than  once,  without  a  satisfactory  excuse. 
If  any  question  upon  the  sufficiency  of  an  excuse  shall  arise 
between  the  parent  or  guardian  and  the  teacher,  it  shall  be  re¬ 
ferred  to  the  Superintendent  for  a  decision. 

69.  Excuses  to  be  Returned. — The  teacher  in  charge  of  each 
department  shall  regularly,  once  in  four  weeks,  return  all  writ¬ 
ten  excuses  of  absence  or  tardiness  to  the  parent  or  guardian 
of  the  pupil  presenting  the  same. 

70.  Pupils  Must  be  Suspended. — Whenever  pupils  shall 
willfully  transgress  any  of  the  school  regulations,  or  disobey 
their  teachers,  or  whenever  pupils  shall,  without  a  satisfactory 
excuse,  be  absent  or  tardy  three  times  in  one,  two,  or  three  suc¬ 
cessive  weeks  in  a  term,  the  Principal  of  the  school  in  which 
such  pupils  are  shall  promptly  suspend  them.  And  they  shall 
not  be  permitted  to  return  without  an  order  from  the  Superin¬ 
tendent. 

71.  Notice  of  Suspension.  —  In  all  cases  in  which; a  pupil  is 
suspended,  the  teacher  shall  give  immediate  notice  to  the  par¬ 
ent  or  guardian,  and  also,  to  the  Superintendent..  •  ..  . 


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72.  Examinations.  — There  shall  be  an  examination  of  each 
of  the  schools  at  the  close  of  each  term,  and  no  pupil  who  is 
absent  from  such  examination  without  a  satisfactory  excuse 
shall  be  permitted  to  attend  any  of  the  schools  during  the  next 
term,  without  permission  from  the  Superintendent. 

73.  Transferring  to  Higher  Grades. — At  the  close  of  the 
school  year  the  Superintendent  shall  transfer  t<»  higher  grades 
such  pupils  as  have  passed  a  satisfactory  examination. 

74.  Text  Boohs. —  No  pupil  shall  continue  in  any  of  the 
schools  longer  than  one  week,  who  is  not  provided  with  requi¬ 
site  text  books.  No  books  shall  be  supplied  at  the  public  ex¬ 
pense,  unless  satisfactory  proof  of  the  inability  of  the  parents 
or  guardians  of  the  pupil  to  purchase  the  same  shall  be  pro¬ 
duced;  and  all  books  so  supplied  are  to  be  considered  a  part  of 
the  school  property,  and  must  be  returned  to  the  department, 
at  the  close  of  each  term,  and  a  written  report  of  the  same 
made  to  the  Superintendent. 

75.  Pupils  not  to  Play  in  the  Streets.  —  During  the  usual 
intermissions,  the  pupils  of  the  several  schools  shall  not  be  per¬ 
mitted  to  run  or  play  in  the  streets,  but  shall  recreate  them¬ 
selves  in  the  yards  attached  to  the  school  houses. 

76.  Leaving  School. — No  pupil  shall  be  permitted  to  leave 
school  before  the  usual  time  for  closing,  without  a  written  re¬ 
quest  or  personal  application  of  the  parent  or  guardian,  or  for 
some  pressing  emergency.  In  primary  departments  this  rule 
may  be  suspended  at  the  discretion  of  the  Superintendent. 

77.  De  facing  Buildings  or  Furniture. — Any  pupil  who  shall 
willfully  injure,  or  in  any  manner  deface  the  school  houses, 
furniture,  shade  trees,  or  outbuildings,  shall  be  held  responsi¬ 
ble  to  the  full  extent  of  the  damage  done,  or  be  promptly  sus¬ 
pended  from  school,  or  both.  Every  pupil  is  to  be  held  strictly 
accountable  for  his  own  seat  or  desk,  and  must  personally  an¬ 
swer  for  any  abuse  or  damage  it  may  receive,  unless  he  can  show 
that  such  abuse  or  damage  was  caused  by  some  other  person. 


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78.  Ball  Playing,  &c . — No  pupil  shall  play  at  ball  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  school  buildings,  or  in  the  yards,  or  at  any  game 
by  which  the  walls  or  windows  may  be  defaced  or  damaged. 

79.  Cleanliness,  Vaccination,  &c. — Each  pupil  is  required 
to  be  neat  and  clean  in  dress  and  person.  No  pupil  shall  be 
admitted  into  the  schools  who  has  not  been  vaccinated,  or  other¬ 
wise  secured  against  the  small-pox;  nor  shall  any  pupil  be  ad¬ 
mitted  into  school  who  is  atfected  with  any  contagious  disease. 
The  teachers  are  required  to  inspect  the  pupils  in  their  several 
departments  in  regard  to  these  particulars,  and  not  to  allow 
any  pupils  to  remain  in  the  schools  in  violation  of  this  rule. 

80.  Immoral  Conduct. — Any  pupil  guilty  of  immoral  con¬ 
duct  shall  be  promptly  suspended  from  school. 

81.  Tobacco. — No  one  will  be  permitted  to  use  tobacco  in 
any  form  on  the  school  premises. 

82.  School  Houses  not  to  be  Used  for  Other  Purposes. — No 
school-room  shall  be  occupied  for  public  or  private  meetings, 
or  for  any  other  purpose,  except  the  customary  use  of  schools. 

83.  Advertising ,  &c. — No  teacher  shall  read  or  distribute, 
or  permit  others  to  read  or  distribute,  any  books,  tracts  or  ad¬ 
vertisements,  or  announce,  or  permit  the  announcement  of  any 
entertainment;  or  permit  subscriptions  or  contributions  for  any 
purpose ;  nor  shall  any  agent  or  other  person  be  allowed  to 
exhibit,  either  to  teachers  or  pupils,  any  new  book,  map  or  ap¬ 
paratus,  in  any  of  the  public  schools  of  this  city. 

84.  School  Blanks. — All  school  registers,  class  books  and 
blanks  for  quarterly  and  other  returns,  shall  be  of  uniform  pat¬ 
terns,  to  be  determined  by  the  Superintendent,  to  whom  all 
teachers  must  apply  for  supplies;  and  at  the  close  of  each 
school  year,  all  registers  and  abstracts  must  be  sent  to  the  Su¬ 
perintendent,  with  a  statement  in  detail  of  all  supplies  on  hand 
in  each  school. 

85.  Teachers  not  to  Procure  Furniture,  Books,  &c. — No 
teacher  shall  incur  any  bills  or  accounts  for  contingencies  for 


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the  schools,  nor  for  rewards  to  the  pupils.  In  all  cases  where 
books,  blanks,  furniture  or  stationery  are  required,  application 
must  be  made  to  the  Superintendent. 

86.  Buildings  not  to  be  Closed  during  Noon  Recess. — All 
school  buildings  during  the  noon  recess  shall  be  in  charge  of  a 
teacher,  and  pupils  will  be  allowed  to  remain  in  the  building 
during  such  recessr 

87.  Regulations  to  be  Read. — The  Principals  of  the  Acad¬ 
emy,  Advanced  and  Grammar  Schools  shall  cause  the  regula¬ 
tions  relative  to  pupils  to  be  read  in  their  schools  at  the  com¬ 
mencement  of  every  term. 


Regulations  for  Janitor 


It  shall  be  the  general  duty  of  the  janitors  of  the  several 
schools  to  keep  the  school  buildings,  premises  and  surround¬ 
ings  in  a  neat,  tidy  and  comfortable  condition  for  school  use. 

They  shall  thoroughly  sweep  and  dust  the  halls,  stairs,  rooms 
and  furniture  of  the  school  buildings,  daily,  for  each  day’s  ses¬ 
sion  of  school. 

They  shall  clean,  wash  and  refill  all  the  ink-wells,  twice  in 
each  term. 

They  shall  thoroughly  wash  all  the  windows  and  woodwork 
at  least  once  in  each  year,  and  at  other  times,  if  the  Building 
Committee  so  direct. 

They  shall  remove  all  ink  stains  accidentally  made  upon  the 
floor  or  walls. 

They  shall,  at  the  expiration  of  the  school  year,  clear  the 
ashes  and  rubbish  out  of  the  cellars  ready  for  carting  away. 

They  shall  take  special  charge  of  the  school  buildings  when 
any  repairs  are  being  made,  and  shall  attend  to  the  putting  in 
and  storing  away  of  the  winter’s  fuel. 

They  shall  not  admit  any  children  to  the  school  buildings 
out  of  school  hours,  except  those  who  may  be  in  charge  of  a 
teacher. 


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Regulations  for  Janitor. 


They  shall  keep  the  sidewalks  and  inside  walks  free  from 
snow  and  ice  and  from  dirt  and  rubbish;  shall  cut  the  grass  in 
the  yards  as  often  as  it  may  be  necessary,  and  shall  keep  them 
neat  and  tidy. 

They  shall  wash  and  scrub  the  privies  as  often  as  may  be 
necessary  to  keep  them  in  a  cleanly  condition. 

They  shall  keep  the  building  properly  heated,  and  shall  at¬ 
tend  to  the  fires  before  school  in  the  morning,  at  the  noon  re¬ 
cess,  and  after  school  in  the  evening. 

They  shall  at  all  times  be  courteous  and  respectful  to  teach¬ 
ers,  and  shall  perform  any  reasonable  service,  not  herein  spec¬ 
ified,  at  the  request  of  the  Principal  of  the  school. 

They  shall  thoroughly  scrub  and  wash  the  floor,  as  often  as 
may  be  necessary,  and  at  least  once  in  each  term. 

They  shall  clean  out  the  chalk  dust  from  the  troughs  of  the 
blackboards,  and  from  the  erasers,  every  Saturday. 


NINETEENTH  ANNIVERSARY 

Rome  Free  Academy. 


At  the  Opera  House,  Thursday  evening,  June  21,  1888.  Music  by 
Koehl  &  Perkins’  Orchestra.  Doors  open  at  7  o’clock  ;  exercises  com¬ 
mence  at  7:80. 

CLASS  OF  1888. 


ONWARD  AND  UPWARD. 


SHERMAN  ANDREWS, 
GEORGE  T.  DAVIS, 

JAMES  D.  HURLEY, 

LOUIS  D.  MARRIOTT, 
THEODORA  S.  COMSTOCK, 
MARY  L.  GOLLEY, 

MAUDE  PAGE, 


JOHN  K.  CHAMBERLAIN, 
JAMES  H.  DYETT, 

ERVIN  D.  LEE, 

ALBERT  T.  WILKINSON, 
MIMA  B.  CRAMOND, 
DELLA  L.  HUFF, 

JENNIE  L.  WILLSON. 


PROGRAMME. 


MUSIC. 


PRAYER. 


MUSIC. 


Oration — A  Lesson  from  Antiquity, 
Essay — The  Corner  Stone  of  Science, 
Essay — Goethe’s  Iphigenie, 

MUSIC. 

Essay — The  Story  of  the  ^Eneid, 
Oration — Roscoe  Conkling, 

Essay — The  Head  Center  of  Labor, 


Louis  D.  Marriott. 
-  Della  L.  Huff. 
Maude  Page. 


Theodora  S.  Comstock. 
-  Sherman  Andrews. 
Mary  E.  Golly. 


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Nineteenth  Anniversary. 


music. 

Poem — Heralds  of  Spring,  -  Jennie  L.  Willson. 

Oration — Our  Mother  Tongue,  -  -  Albert  T.  Wilkinson. 
Oration* — Possible  Inventions,  -  James  H.  Dyett. 

MUSIC.  AWARDING  DIPLOMAS.  •  MUSIC. 


Academic  Honors — James  H.  Dyett. 

Classical  Hqnors — Louis  D..  Marriott. 

Mathematical  Honors— Della  Huff. 

Latin  Honors — Theodora  S.  Comstock. 

Scientific  Honors — Mary  E.  Golley. 

Modern  Language  Honors — Maude  Page. 
English  Honors — Albert  T.  Wilkinson. 

Oratorical  Honors — Sherman  Andrews. 

Essay  Honors — Jennie  L.  Willson. 


*Excueed. 


THE  U8RMW  OF  THE 

JUN  2T1938 

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